India’s Office of Director General of Civil Aviation has issued guidance material on type certification of vertical take-off and landing capable aircraft (VCA)
“This guidance material aims to provide comprehensive type certification requirement including the essential performance based airworthiness criteria for VCA,” says the document in its introduction. “In developing the guidance material global practise have been taken into consideration. This Advisory Circular is issued under the provisions of CAR-21 issued under Rule 133A of The Aircraft Rules…This airworthiness certification requirements applies to… electric Vertical Take-off and landing (VTOL) capable aircraft with pilot onboard with a maximum take-off weight up to 5700kg Intended to be used for Advanced Air Mobility (AAM)….This circular in the present form will not apply to lighter than air aircraft, Helicopter and Gyrocopter.
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