JAR-VLA

The JAR-VLA Normative prescribes airworthiness standards for issuance of a type certificate.

This JAR-VLA was issued on 26 April 1990 and became effective on that date.

FAR Part 23 of the Federal Aviation Administration of the United States of America was selected to provide the format, and where appropriate, content, of the JAR for Very Light Aeroplanes.

The European Community and the other entities involved in the sector have sought for a long time to give Europe a real aviation safety authority, like the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of the United States.

The recent adoption of a European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No 1592/2002 of 15/07/2002 establishes the EASA

THE AERONAUTICAL NORMATIVE

Consulting on Requirements
Numerical tests upon an aeroplane of the type for which certification is requested
Calculations based on, and equal in accuracy to, the results of testing
Certification of Aeronautical Products
Certification of Aeronautical Parts and Appliances

Analysis

  • Flight Characteristics (JAR 141 -> 157)
  • Determination of Stalls (JAR/VLA 49, 201 -> 207)
  • Stability (JAR/VLA 171 -> 181)
  • Computation of Aerodynamic Loads (Symmetrical and Unsymmetrical)
  • Optimization
  • Proof of Structure (JAR 301 -> 459)
    • Strength and Deformation
    • Symmetrical and Unsymmetrical Flight Conditions
    • Optimization
  • Compliance with the Strength Requirements at any Combination and Load Factor of a Flight Envelope (JAR 333)
  • Emergency Landing Conditions (JAR/VLA 561)
  • Fatigue Evaluation (JAR/VLA 627)
  • Static Aerolastic Analysis (Vne)
  • Flutter and Fluid-Structure Interaction (JAR/VLA 629)

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