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Status of airworthiness requirements,risks and challenges for obtaining TC of person-carrying eVTOL aircraft

  • Miaochan ZHANG
  • , Lei LI
  • , Zhonglei SUN
  • , Wei LIANG
  • Northwestern Polytechnical University Xian
  • CAAC Airworthiness Certification Center
  • AVIC Changhe Aircraft Industry(Group) Corporation Ltd.

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Abstract

Obtaining a type certificate(TC)is a necessary prerequisite for the commercial operation of person-carrying electric vertical take-off and landing(eVTOL)aircraft,it is necessary to conduct the relevant airworthiness research for TC certification. Based on the current development status of eVTOL aircraft,the applicability and key points of airworthiness requirements related to person-carrying eVTOL aircraft are analyzed in this paper,that have been issued by the International Civil Aviation Organization(ICAO),the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA),the Federal Aviation Administration(FAA)of the United States,and China. The shortcomings of the existing airworthiness requirements are summarized,and suggestions for establishing and improving the airworthiness requirements are put forward. Focused on currently domestic person-carrying eVTOL aircraft’s TC certification,six aspects of risks and challenges are analyzed and countermeasures are given,with the aim of providing reference for the establishment and improvement of airworthiness requirements,and the smooth progress of TC certification for domestic eVTOL aircraft.

Translated title of the contribution载人 eVTOL 航空器 TC 取证适航要求现状及风险挑战
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)24-38
Number of pages15
JournalAdvances in Aeronautical Science and Engineering
Volume17
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2026

Keywords

  • airworthiness requirements
  • challenge
  • low-altitude industry
  • person-carrying eVTOL aircraft
  • risk
  • type certificate(TC)
  • verification technology
  • 低空产业
  • 型号合格证(TC)
  • 载人 eVTOL 航空器
  • 适航要求
  • 风险挑战
  • 验证技术

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