prEN 4709-007

Aerospace series - Unmanned Aircraft Systems - Part 007: General product requirements for UAS of classes C5 and C6

Luft- und Raumfahrt - Unbemannte Luftfahrzeugsysteme - Teil 007: Allgemeine Produktanforderungen für UAS der Klassen C5 und C6

Série aérospatiale - Aéronefs télépilotés - Partie 007 : Exigences produit générales pour les classes d'UAS C5 et C6

Aeronavtika - Letalski sistemi brez posadke - 007. del: Splošne zahteve za proizvode za UAS razredov C5 in C6

General Information

• Status: Not Published
• Publication Date: 06-Jul-2025
• ICS: 49.020 - Aircraft and space vehicles in general
• Technical Committee: CEN/TC 471 - Aviation and aeronautics
• Drafting Committee: CEN/TC 471/WG 1 - Unmanned Aircraft Systems
• Current Stage: 4599 - Dispatch of FV draft to CMC - Finalization for Vote
• Start Date: 27-Nov-2024
• Completion Date: 27-Nov-2024
• Directive: 2019/945 - Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/945 of 12 March 2019 on unmanned aircraft systems and on third-country operators of unmanned aircraft systems
• Mandate: M/567 - Standardisation Request to the European Committee for Standardisation as regards unmanned aircraft systems intended to be operated in the ‘open’ category of operations in support of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/945
• Ref Project: oSIST prEN 4709-007:2024 - Aerospace series - Unmanned Aircraft Systems - Part 007: General product requirements for UAS of classes C5 and C6

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-januar-2024
Aeronavtika - Letalski sistemi brez posadke - 007. del: Splošne zahteve za
proizvode za UAS razredov C5 in C6
Aerospace series - Unmanned Aircraft Systems - Part 007: General product
requirements for UAS of classes C5 and C6
Luft- und Raumfahrt - Unbemannte Luftfahrzeugsysteme - Teil 007: Allgemeine
Produktanforderungen für UAS der Klassen C5 und C6
Série aérospatiale - Aéronefs télépilotés - Partie 007 : Exigences produit générales pour
les classes d'UAS C5 et C6
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 4709-007
ICS:
49.020 Letala in vesoljska vozila na Aircraft and space vehicles in
splošno general
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

DRAFT
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
November 2023
ICS
English Version
Aerospace series - Unmanned Aircraft Systems - Part 007:
General product requirements for UAS of classes C5 and
C6
Luft- und Raumfahrt - Unbemannte
Luftfahrzeugsysteme - Teil 007: Allgemeine
Produktanforderungen für UAS der Klassen C5 und C6
This draft European Standard is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee
CEN/TC 471.
If this draft becomes a European Standard, CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations
which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.

This draft European Standard was established by CEN in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other
language made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC
Management Centre has the same status as the official versions.

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Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway,
Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and
United Kingdom.
Recipients of this draft are invited to submit, with their comments, notification of any relevant patent rights of which they are
aware and to provide supporting documentation.

Warning : This document is not a European Standard. It is distributed for review and comments. It is subject to change without
notice and shall not be referred to as a European Standard.

EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION
COMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATION

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CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels
© 2023 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. prEN 4709-007:2023 E
worldwide for CEN national Members.

Contents Page
European foreword . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 5
4 Product requirements and compliance for Class 5 UAS. 7
4.1 UA configuration . 7
4.1.1 Design requirements . 7
4.1.2 Design verification . 7
4.1.3 Pass criteria . 7
4.2 Information about height of the UA . 7
4.2.1 Performance requirements . 7
4.2.2 Verification method . 8
4.2.3 Pass criteria . 8
4.3 Low-speed mode . 8
4.3.1 Performance requirements . 8
4.3.2 Verification method . 8
4.3.3 Pass criteria . 8
4.4 C2 link monitoring and alerting . 8
4.4.1 Performance requirements . 8
4.4.2 Verification method . 9
4.4.3 Pass criteria . 10
5 Product requirements and compliance for Class 6 UAS. 11
5.1 Maximum ground speed . 11
5.1.1 Performance requirements . 11
5.1.2 Verification method . 11
5.1.3 Pass criteria . 11
5.2 Information on geographical position, speed, and height of the UA . 11
5.2.1 Performance requirements . 11
5.2.2 Verification method . 14
5.2.3 Pass criteria . 18
5.3 Programming the UA trajectory . 19
5.3.1 General. 19
5.3.2 Performance requirements . 19
5.3.3 Verification method . 19
5.3.4 Pass criteria . 20
5.4 C2 link monitoring and alerting . 20
Annex A (informative) Signal strength . 21
A.1 Case of a digital C2 link . 21
A.2 Case of an analog C2 link . 21
A.3 Case of a cellular C2 link . 21
Annex B (informative) Examples of graphical interfaces . 23
Annex C (informative) Colours and size recommendations for alerts . 26
Annex D (informative) Example of ways to program the UA's trajectory . 29
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this document and the essential
requirements of Delegated regulation (EU) 2019/945 of 12 March 2019 on
unmanned aircraft systems and on third-country operators of unmanned aircraft
systems aimed to be covered. 30
Bibliography . 31

European foreword
This document (prEN 4709-007:2023) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 471 UAS,
the secretariat of which is held by BNAE.
This document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry.
This document has been prepared under a standardization request addressed to CEN by the European
Commission. The Standing Committee of the EFTA States subsequently approves these requests for its
Member States.
For the relationship with EU Legislation, see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this
document.
1 Scope
This document provides technical specification and verification methods to support compliance with
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/945 of 12 March 2019 amended by Commission
Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/1058 of 27 April 2020 on unmanned aircraft systems and on third-
country operators of unmanned aircraft systems.
This includes compliance with product requirements for UAS intended to be operated under a standard
scenario in the ‘specific’ category (class C5 and class C6 UAS).
This document covers neither UAS intended to be operated in the “Specific” or “Certified” categories of
UAS operations nor UAS lighter than air (e.g. airships and balloons).
Compliance with this document assists in complying with CE marking technical requirements.
This document is only applicable for UA with energy sources based on electro-chemical technologies.
Additional hazards that occur from the characteristics of the payload are excluded and are under the
responsibility of the manufacturer and operator.
The present document covers requirements expressed in Annex, Part 16 requirements (1), (3), (4) and
(6) and Part 17 requirements (1), (3), (6) and (7) of the Regulation 2020/1058.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
EN 4709-001:—, Aerospace series — Unmanned Aircraft Systems — Part 001: Product requirements and
verification
EN 4709-005:—, Aerospace series — Unmanned Aircraft Systems — Part 005: Verification method for
the Geocaging function
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in EN 4709-001 and the following
apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminology databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp/
— IEC Electropedia: available at https://www.electropedia.org/
3.1
alert
indication on the equipment to control the UA remotely meant to attract the attention of and identify to
the remote pilot a non-normal operational or system condition
Note 1 to entry: alerts are classified at levels or categories corresponding to Warning and Caution.
Note 2 to entry: alert indications also include non-normal range markings.

Under preparation. Stage at the time of publication: prEN 4709-001:2021.
Under preparation. Stage at the time of publication: prEN 4709-005:2023.
3.2
caution
level or category of alert for conditions that require immediate remote pilot awareness and a less
urgent subsequent remote pilot response than a warning alert
3.3
haptic signal
any type of signal that is transferred to the hand of the user through the handheld equipment to control
the UA remotely in the form of vibrations
3.4
nominal mode
basic modes of operation encountered in normal operation in the absence of any loss of features,
functions or capabilities, or degradation of performance
3.5
warning
level or category of alert for conditions that require immediate remote pilot awareness and immediate
remote pilot response
3.6
orient
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