Series
Catalogue reference: DR 18
DR 18
This series contains reports on test flights of all types of civil aircraft flown in the United Kingdom.DR 18/1 contains a chronological index of the reports.
DR 18
1946-1982
This series contains reports on test flights of all types of civil aircraft flown in the United Kingdom.
DR 18/1 contains a chronological index of the reports.
Public Record(s)
English
82 file(s)
Open
from 1985 Civil Aviation Authority
The flight testing of aircraft is carried out in accordance with the procedures set out in British Civil Airworthiness Requirements, Chapter A5-2 and covers the following: Prototype aircraft of United Kingdom and foreign construction under investigation for the issue of a Certificate of Airworthiness;Modifications to aircraft and Prototype (Modified) aircraft of United Kingdom and foreign construction under investigation for the issue of a Certificate of Airworthiness;Series aircraft of United Kingdom and foreign construction, under investigation for the issue of a Certificate of Airworthiness;Aircraft being flown on flight tests for continued airworthiness.
The tests are carried out by the Civil Aviation Authority's own test pilots or a Civil Aviation Authority approved test pilot. In all cases a Civil Aviation Authority flight test engineer is in attendance.
Records created or inherited by the Civil Aviation Authority
Air Registration Board, and Civil Aviation Authority, Airworthiness Division: Flight Test Reports
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