ASTM F3199-16
(Guide)Standard Guide for Wing Interface Documentation for Weight Shift Control Aircraft
Standard Guide for Wing Interface Documentation for Weight Shift Control Aircraft
SCOPE
1.1 This guide covers the manufacture of Weight Shift aircraft and their qualification for certification.
1.2 This guide applies to Weight Shift Control aircraft seeking civil aviation authority approval, in the form of flight certificates, flight permits, or other like documentation.
1.3 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.
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Designation: F3199 − 16
Standard Guide for
Wing Interface Documentation for Weight Shift Control
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Aircraft
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F3199; 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 4. Interface Documentation
1.1 This guide covers the manufacture of Weight Shift
4.1 Interface documentation is the data necessary for the
aircraft and their qualification for certification. aircraft manufacturer to complete overall certification to
ASTM Weight Shift Control standards. The following data
1.2 This guide applies to Weight Shift Control aircraft
represents a guide to recommended type, detail, and general
seeking civil aviation authority approval, in the form of flight
format for data transfer from a major subcontractor to the
certificates, flight permits, or other like documentation.
aircraft manufacturer.
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the
4.2 Manufacturer’s Reference Documents—The following
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
are reference documents that should be supplied to the manu-
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
facturer by the subcontractor. These are intended to be main-
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
tained at a current status and referenced by documents pro-
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
vided with each delivered product.
4.2.1 Quality Assurance Manual—In order to meet the
2. Referenced Documents
requirements of Specification F2972, it will be necessary for
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
the manufacturer to have a current copy of the subcontractor’s
F2241 Specification for ContinuedAirworthiness System for
quality assurance manual on file. This manual needs to show
Powered Parachute Aircraft
that written procedures are in effect for:
F2972 Specification for Light Sport Aircraft Manufacturer’s
4.2.1.1 Drawing control,
Quality Assurance System
4.2.1.2 Component control,
F2425 Specification for ContinuedAirworthiness System for
4.2.1.3 Receiving inspection,
Weight-Shift-Control Aircraft
4.2.1.4 Material identification,
F2457 Specification for Required Product Information to be
4.2.1.5 Inspection,
Provided withWeight-Shift-Control Aircraft
4.2.1.6 Non-conforming material handling, and
F2317/F2317M Specification for Design of Weight-Shift-
4.2.1.7 QA audits.
Control Aircraft
4.2.2 Continued Airworthiness—In order to meet the re-
quirements of Specification F2241, it will be necessary for the
3. Terminology
manufacturer to have a current copy of the subcontractor’s
3.1 Definitions:
continued airworthiness manual on file.
3.1.1 weight-shift-control aircraft, n—a powered aircraft
4.2.3 Production Acceptance Testing—In order to meet the
withaframedpivotingwingandafuselagecontrollableonlyin
requirements of Specification F2425, it will be necessary for
pitch and roll by the pilot’s ability to change the aircraft’s
the manufacturer to have a current copy of the subcontractor’s
center of gravity with respect to the wing. Flight control of the
production acceptance testing written procedure on file.
aircraft depends on the wing’s ability to flexibly deform rather
4.2.4 Maintenance Manual Coordination—In order to meet
than the use of control surfaces.
the requirements of Specification F2457, it will be necessary
for the manufacturer to have a current copy of the subcontrac-
tor’s maintenance manual on file.
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This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F37 on Light Sport
4.2.5 Statement of Conformance Coordination—In order to
Aircraft and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F37.40 on Weight Shift.
meet the requirements for Specification F2317/F2317M, it will
Current edition approved June 1, 2016. Published July 2016. DOI: 10.1520/
F3199-16.
benecessaryforthemanufacturertohaveonfileacurrentcopy
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
of the subcontractor’s statement of conformance coordination
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
document describing what is covered by the statement of
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
the ASTM website. conformance, as provided by the subcontractor.
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4.3 Data Provided with Delivered Product—This is the 4.3.7 Wing Top Drawing Number, revision level and date
individual product documentation that the manufacturers will released.
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