Assume you are an Aircraft Designer at an aircraft manufacturer that makes Transport Category airplanes in the United States. This manufacturer has offered you the task to create a ‘clean-sheet’ design (meaning that this will be an entirely new aircraft design, not based on any current aircraft models in existence). You realize before you receive any of the mission requirements for this new aircraft, there are regulatory constraints that must be met in the design of this new aircraft. You need to discuss some aspects of these regulatory requirements placed on aircraft designed, manufactured, and certificated under 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFRs) part 25 rules.
Let’s also say this manufacturer has a new CEO who is not familiar with the aircraft design and manufacturing process. You have been tasked to brief this new CEO on the regulatory requirements imposed on aircraft certificated under 14 CFR part 25. Write a short memo briefing the CEO.
