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Air Registration Board, and Civil Aviation Authority, Requirements Section: Files...

Catalogue reference: DR 15

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DR 15

This series contains copies of British Civil Airworthiness Requirements, Transports Supersonique Standards and British Hovercraft Safety Requirements as well as papers on requirements policy and procedure.Also included are specimens of Chief...

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DR 15

Title
Air Registration Board, and Civil Aviation Authority, Requirements Section: Files and Papers
Date

1937-1995

Description

This series contains copies of British Civil Airworthiness Requirements, Transports Supersonique Standards and British Hovercraft Safety Requirements as well as papers on requirements policy and procedure.

Also included are specimens of Chief Technical Officer Walter Tye's original papers and calculations. These formed the basis for a certificate of airworthiness to be issued.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Creator(s)
  • Air Registration Board, 1937-1973
  • Civil Aviation Authority, Airworthiness Division, 1972-1985
  • Civil Aviation Authority, Airworthiness Division, Requirements Section, 1972-1985
Physical description

184 files and volumes

Access conditions

Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated

Immediate source of acquisition

from 1985 Civil Aviation Authority

Subjects
Topics
Shipping
Air transport
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Administrative / biographical background

All aircraft on the British Civil Register have to satisfy strict and comprehensive airworthiness requirements. These are drawn up by the Civil Aviation Authority's Airworthiness Division Requirements Section and its successor the Safety Regulation Group, in consultation with manufacturers and other interested parties. The requirements are formally embodied in British Civil Airworthiness Requirements (BCAR) and, for supersonic aircraft, in Transports Supersonique Standards (TSS).

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C6252/

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