Why don't you contact the guys in Australia they should be able to give you all the relevant info
I know that the hawk is certified to 600kg in Oz but only 450 here so possibly similar applies to the F
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Good luck with Gordon, (the importer) he regularly fails to reply to
normal messages, never mind one this complicated.? You may be lucky
and speak to his wife, but I doubt if you will get anywhere.? You
have just discovered why so few European or US aircraft are ever
Permitted to fly in the UK.? Even if their spec exceeds Section S,
as Section S certification costs are extortionate.
Cheers,
Barbara.
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I have just finished installing my Transponder and
was looking for the next improvement for my 912 X-air
F. I quite fancy a BRS parachute, however I have hit a
snag. In the UK the X-air F is only certified to 450
KG, not the usual 472.5 that one finds with a
parachute fitted.
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It seems the importer never did the certification
for a parachute fitted aircraft.
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I asked the BMAA if it was possible for an owner to
fit a BRS pointing out that it was already certified
to 472.5 kg in Germany amongst others. I received the
following answer:-
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¡°With regard to an increase in the
maximum take off weight of the X¡¯Air Falcon, it
would require a full technical justification to
demonstrate that the aircraft is still compliant
with the CAA Airworthiness Requirements BCAR
Section S. Note that other countries approve
aircraft against different airworthiness codes, or
simply accept the manufactures declaration without
fully validating the figures, and therefore we are
unable to accept these as a basis for approval.
There is nothing stopping the individual owner
from doing this work, however without all of the
original manufacturers design data it would be
very difficult. If the importer was amenable and
happy to release the data then it could be done by
an individual, however it is still a big task as
it would require a full structural
justification/load testing as well as flight
testing.¡±
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That's a long paragraph with lots of words but i
think it basically just means ¡°no¡±.
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Without an increase in max weight , I would be
overweight so basically this seems to fall into the
long list of safety rules that can kill you !
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I am now wondering if I can register it as a light
aircraft and if that's worth the bother. I already
have a LAPL? so presumably it should not make much
difference, but if its a whole load of trouble I will
probably wait until I win the lottery and then buy a
Flight Design CT :o).
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What is the maximum design weight of an X-air F ?
What is allowed in other countries?
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Regards,
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Jon
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