ASTM F2356-05a(2013)

Standard Specification for Production Acceptance Testing System for Lighter-Than-Air Light Sport Aircraft

ABSTRACT
This specification covers production acceptance test requirements for the manufacture of lighter-than-air light sport aircraft. This provides the minimum requirements for the establishment of a ground and flight test program for verifying the initial (first run) production aircraft meets certain operational performance requirement that have been set forth by the manufacturer in its Aircraft Operating Instructions. The minimum requirements to verify that each subsequent production aircraft has no obvious defects that would prevent the safe operation of the aircraft are described. Every production aircraft shall be flight tested to the minimums such as lighter-than-air airships, hot-air balloons and gas/hybrid balloons.
SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers production acceptance test requirements for the manufacture of lighter-than-air light sport aircraft.  
1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 31-May-2013
• ICS: 49.020 - Aircraft and space vehicles in general
• Technical Committee: F37 - Light Sport Aircraft
• Drafting Committee: F37.60 - Lighter than Air

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM F2356-05a(2010) - Standard Specification for Production Acceptance Testing System for Lighter-Than-Air Light Sport Aircraft
• Effective Date: 01-Jun-2013
• Replaced By: ASTM F2356-05a(2018) - Standard Specification for Production Acceptance Testing System for Lighter-Than-Air Light Sport Aircraft
• Effective Date: 01-Nov-2018
• Referred By: ASTM F2563-16 - Standard Practice for Kit Assembly Instructions of Aircraft Intended Primarily for Recreation
• Effective Date: 01-Jun-2013
• Referred By: ASTM F3060-20 - Standard Terminology for Aircraft
• Effective Date: 01-Jun-2013
• Referred By: ASTM F2355-14(2022) - Standard Specification for Design and Performance Requirements for Lighter-Than-Air Light Sport Aircraft
• Effective Date: 01-Jun-2013

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation:F2356 −05a (Reapproved 2013)
Standard Specification for
Production Acceptance Testing System for Lighter-Than-Air
Light Sport Aircraft
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2356; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope 3.2.1 Every production aircraft shall be flight tested to the
following minimums:
1.1 This specification covers production acceptance test
3.2.1.1 Lighter-than-Air Airships—Fifteen minutes flight
requirements for the manufacture of lighter-than-air light sport
time, including at least one takeoff and landing, trimming of
aircraft.
flight controls, and verification of control for left turn, right
1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of the
turn, ballonet systems (if installed), vectoring systems (if
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
installed), and instrument/indicator operation.
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
3.2.1.2 Hot Air Balloons—Fifteen minute static inflation at
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
gross load/ambient temperature, including operational tests of
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
all vents, valves, burner operation, and suspension system.
3.2.1.3 Gas/Hybrid (Gas—Thermal Type) Balloons—Air
2. Terminology
pressurized inflation to manufacturer’s maximum in-flight
2.1 Definitions:
envelope pressure, including operational tests of all valves,
2.1.1 airship—engine-driven lighter-than-air aircraft that
controls, and so forth. Suspension systems will be static tested
can be steered.
by suspending at gross load to verify all suspension compo-
nents.
2.1.2 balloon—lighter-than-air aircraft that is not engine-
driven, and that sustains flight through the use of either gas
3.3 Post Flight Acceptance:
buoyancy or an airborne heater, or both.
3.3.1 There shall be a written procedure in effect to perform
2.1.3 lighter-than-air aircraft—aircraft that can rise and post flight inspection that will review all flight critical attach-
remain suspended by using contained gas weighing less than ments and structures.
the air that is displaced by the gas. 3.3.2 The reviewing personnel shall sign all post flight
2.1.3.1 Discussion—Airships may include dynamic lift that
review documents.
derive as much as 30 % lift from other than buoyancy.
3.4 Documentation—There shall be a written procedure in
effect to properly document and store the production accep-
3. Significance and Use
tance test results such that they are correlated to the specific
3.1 The purpose of this specification is to provide the
aircraft for future reference.
minimum requirements for the establishment of a ground and
3.5 Test Failures—There shall be a written procedure in
flight test program for verifying the initial (first run) production
effect to review the causes for any aircraft failures in the
aircraft meets certain operational performance requirement that
production acceptance tests phases. Aircraft may only be
have been set forth by the manufacturer in i
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