Certification
As advanced air mobility evolves, criteria used for aircraft certification and operations will require a paradigm shift to enable novel aircraft and technical systems to attain flight vehicle airworthiness certification and maintain continued operational safety in domestic and international airspace.
Certification Task Force Mid-point presentation
Certification Task Force Co-ChairNick LapposSenior Technical Fellow, Advanced Technology, Sikorsky, A Lockheed Martin Company |
Certification Task Force Co-ChairMike BorfitzCEO, Kilroy Aviation |
Featured Resources
AIAA is publishing technical papers from members as well as thought leadership columns on Certification. Read these selected recent publications and search for others in Aerospace Research Central (ARC).
Quantifying Impacts of Uncertainties on Certification-Driven Design
2023 AIAA AVIATION ForumRecommended Practice: When Flight Modelling Is Used to Reduce Flight Testing Supporting Aircraft Certification (AIAA R-154-2021)
AIAA Certification/Qualification by Analysis (CQbA) Committee on StandardsTesting for Certification of Urban Air Mobility Vehicles
2022 AIAA SciTech ForumIntroducing Aviation Regulations and Airworthiness Certification into the Aerospace Engineering Curriculum
2022 AIAA SciTech ForumDesigning eVTOL and UAM Aircraft for Flight Safety, EMP, EMI and HIRF Resistance, FAA Certification, Insurability, Ground Safety and Community Acceptance
2023 AIAA AVIATION ForumMultidisciplinary Design of a More Electric Regional Aircraft Including Certification Constraints
2022 AIAA AVIATION ForumAspects and Challenges of Unmanned Aircraft Systems Safety Assurance and Certification for Advanced Operations
2021 AIAA AVIATION ForumPolicy one-pager: FAA Certification: Accelerating Innovation in Civil Aviation