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Air Registration Board and Civil Aviation Authority, Airworthiness Division, Aircraft...

Catalogue reference: DR 33

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DR 33

This series contains registered files and reports on the certification of various types of British civil aircraft.The files include general correspondence and non-technical papers as well as detailed papers on flight characteristics, strength and...

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Reference

DR 33

Title
Air Registration Board and Civil Aviation Authority, Airworthiness Division, Aircraft Projects Department: Registered Files and Reports
Date

1943-1988

Description

This series contains registered files and reports on the certification of various types of British civil aircraft.

The files include general correspondence and non-technical papers as well as detailed papers on flight characteristics, strength and materials, powerplant and fire precautions, fuselage and pressure cabins, undercarriage and brakes, instruments and electrics, weight, ancillary systems, fatigue, and flight control systems.

There are also files and reports on Concorde.

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, Aircraft Projects Department, 1972-1972
Physical description

1068 file(s)

Access conditions

Subject to 30 year closure

Immediate source of acquisition

From 1985 Civil Aviation Authority

Subjects
Topics
Air transport
Accruals

Series is accruing

Administrative / biographical background

Overall co-ordination of the Civil Aviation Authority's aircraft type certification activities is performed by the Aircraft Projects Department of the Airworthiness Division and successor. This involves identifying the British Civil Airworthiness Requirements standard for aircraft design, verifying that designs comply with these standards, and issuing type certificates to confirm this. Subsequently the department co-ordinates both the approval of changes to the certificated design standard and investigation into in-service occurrences which may need changes to maintain satisfactory safety levels.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C6270/

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Air Registration Board and Civil Aviation Authority, Airworthiness Division, Aircraft Projects Department: Registered Files and Reports

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