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.
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Challenges to the Commercialization of Advanced Air Mobility
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Certification Task Force Mid-point presentation
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Airspace Priorities for Novel Aircraft Certification
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U.S. Leadership of Workforce Development for Advanced Air Mobility

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).
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Quantifying Impacts of Uncertainties on Certification-Driven Design
2023 AIAA AVIATION Forum
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AIAA Certification/Qualification by Analysis (CQbA) Committee on Standards
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Testing for Certification of Urban Air Mobility Vehicles
2022 AIAA SciTech Forum
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2022 AIAA SciTech Forum
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2023 AIAA AVIATION Forum
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Multidisciplinary Design of a More Electric Regional Aircraft Including Certification Constraints
2022 AIAA AVIATION Forum
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2021 AIAA AVIATION Forum
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Policy one-pager: FAA Certification: Accelerating Innovation in Civil Aviation
Certification Task Force Co-Chair
Nick Lappos
Senior Technical Fellow, Advanced Technology ,Sikorsky, A Lockheed Martin Company
Certification Task Force Co-Chair
Mike Borfitz
Certification Task Force Co-Chair ,CEO, Kilroy Aviation