Design Organisation Approval

Aviation Engineering AS holds an EASA Part-21 Subp. J Design Organiasation Approval (DOA), since 2009.

Apporoval ref. EASA.21J.391 (download here our Part-21J Approval Certificate, and Terms of Approval)

Terms of Approval

  • Large and small airplanes (FAR/CS-23 and FAR/CS-25)
  • Large and small rotorcraft (FAR/CS-27 and FAR/CS-29)

Privileges

  • Approval of Flight Conditions
  • Release of Permit to Fly
  • Approved Flight Test Operations Manual

Scope of Work

  • Major Changes
  • Supplemental Type Certificates (STC)
  • Minor Changes
  • Minor Repairs

Technical Fields

  • Electrical/Avionics installation
  • Mission systems integration
  • Cabin interiors
  • Structure (incl. antenna installation on pressurized aircraft)

Experience

Holder of 11 STC on FAR/CS-23, -25, -27 and -29 aircraft

Experience with complex modifications with focus on special mission aircraft modification

Example of recent activities:
De Havilland Dash 8 Classic and Q400 (Pax), Cessna C680A Latitude (EMS, Special Mission), Beechcraft King Air B200/300 (Special Mission), Piaggio P180 (Special Mission), Diamond DA 62 (Special Mission).
Leonardo AW139 (EMS), AW169 (EMS), Airbus H145 (EMS), AS365 (EMS).

Proven expertise with:

  • Multidisciplinary integrated design: structures, avionics, mission systems
  • Robust ICA development incl. ALS, maintenance & MMEL supplements
  • COTS integration under 21.A.307(b)(3)

Our design expertise

Flight & Human Factors

  • Approval of Flight Conditions
  • Issue of Permit to Fly
  • Flight Test Programs
  • Performances
  • Human Factors
  • Human Machine interface and cockpit integration
  • Revision of Aircraft / Rotorcraft Flight Manual and issue of Flight Manual Supplements

Structures

  • Loads, weight and balance
  • Composite design (secondary/support structures)
  • Static Strength
  • Fatigue and damage tolerance
  • Fuselage pressure & bending stress
  • Crashworthiness
  • Impact conditions
  • Definition structural inspection requirements (ALS)
  • Propeller debris impact area analysis
  • Materials, manufacturing, 3D-modelling
  • FEM-analysis
  • 3D printing for cost-effective rapid prototyping and accelerated design iteration.

Example:

  • Antennas on pressurised fuselages
  • Cable feedthru on pressurised fuselages
  • FLIR/Camera
  • Cabin installations

Electrical Systems

  • Electrical generation and distribution
  • Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)
  • Electrical Load Analysis
  • Electrical Wiring Interconnection System (EWIS)
  • Power outlets (for passengers or crew)

Avionic System

  • Communications, navigation & surveillance
  • Flight Inspection Systems
  • Airborne Surveillance
  • Maritime Patrol Systems
  • FLIR cameras
  • Datalink
  • Mission radios
  • Wireless ICS
  • Harness design

Environmental Control Systems

  • Installation of Ground Cabin/Cockpit Heater
  • Oxygen (Passenger/Medical)
  • Water and waste Systems

Cabin Safety

  • Cabin Installation (including Emergency Medical Systems, passenger interiors, Mission System consoles etc.)
  • Cabin LOPA changes
  • Flight Deck installation
  • Cargo compartments (installation & restraint)
  • Occupant crashworthiness/restraint
  • Occupant evacuation
  • Internal and external placards and markings
  • Flammability aspects

System Safety

  • System Safety Assessment (CS/FAR 2x.1309)
  • Fault Hazard Analysis (FHA)
  • Fault Tree Analysis (FTA)
  • Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
  • Zonal Safety Analysis (ZSA)

Instructions for Continued Airworthiness & MMEL

  • Maintenance program
  • Maintenance instructions
  • Airworthiness Limitations Section
  • Supplement to MMEL