CS 23.2300 Flight control systems

ED Decision 2017/013/R

(a) The flight control systems are designed to:

(1) operate easily, smoothly, and positively enough to allow proper performance of their functions;

(2) protect against likely hazards.

(b) Trim systems, if installed, are designed to:

(1) protect against inadvertent, incorrect, or abrupt trim operation;

(2) provide information that is required for safe operation.

AMC1 23.2300 Flight control systems

ED Decision 2019/020/R

ASTM F44 F3264-18b Standard Specification for Normal Category Aeroplanes Certification

7.1  Flight Control Systems:

F3061/F3061M-17 Standard Specification for Systems and Equipment in Small Aircraft

F3232/F3232M-17 Standard Specification for Flight Controls in Small Aircraft

F3066/F3066M-18 Standard Specification for Aircraft Powerplant Installation Hazard Mitigation

Remarks

Except as follows:

For Level 1 single-engine airplanes with a stall speed in the landing configuration (VS0) of more than 45 knots, ASTM F3264-18b, paragraph 7.1 does not include means for showing that the airplane is protected from loss of control when any one connecting or transmitting element in the primary flight control system fails. If applying for certification of a Level 1 single-engine airplane with a VS0 greater than 45 knots, applicants may use the requirements of CS 23.677(b)(1) at Amendment 4 as a means of complying with this aspect of CS 23.2300, or may propose a different means of compliance in accordance with CS 23.2010.

For powered trim, applicants may use the provisions of CS 23.677(d) at Amendment 4 as a means of complying with CS 23.2010.

F3066 revised from -15 to -18

AMC2 23.2300 Flight control systems

ED Decision 2017/025/R

CS-23 Amdt 4

23.655 Installation

23.671(a) Control systems - General

23.672(b), (c) Stability augmentation and automatic and power-operated systems

23.673 Primary flight controls

23.675 Stops

23.677(a), (b) Trim systems

23.679(c) Control system locks

23.683 Operation tests

23.685 Control system details

23.687 Spring devices

23.697 Wing flap controls

23.701 Flap interconnection

23.1329(b) Automatic Pilot System

AMC3 23.2300 Flight control systems

ED Decision 2017/025/R

CS VLA Amdt 1

VLA.655 Installation

VLA.671 Control systems - General

VLA.673 Primary flight controls

VLA.675 Stops

VLA.677 Trim systems

VLA.679 Control system locks

VLA.683 Operation tests

VLA.685 Control system details

VLA.687 Spring devices

VLA.697 Wing flap controls

VLA.701 Flap interconnection

CS 23.2305 Landing gear systems

ED Decision 2017/013/R

(a) The landing gear is designed to:

(1) provide stable support and control to the aeroplane during surface operation; and

(2) account for likely system failures and likely operation environment (including anticipated limitation exceedances and emergency procedures).

(b) Aeroplanes must have a reliable means of stopping the aeroplane with sufficient kinetic energy absorption to account for landing. Aeroplanes that are required to demonstrate aborted take-off capability must account for this additional kinetic energy.

(c) For aeroplanes that have a system that actuates the landing gear, there is:

(1) a positive means to keep the landing gear in the landing position; and

(2) an alternative means available to bring the landing gear in the landing position when a non-deployed system position would be a hazard.

AMC1 23.2305 Landing gear systems

ED Decision 2019/020/R

ASTM F44 F3264-18b Standard Specification for Normal Category Aeroplanes Certification

7.2  Landing Gear Systems:

F3061/F3061M-17 Standard Specification for Systems and Equipment in Small Aircraft

AMC2 23.2305 Landing gear systems

ED Decision 2017/025/R

CS-23 Amdt 4

23.721 General

23.729(b), (c), (g) Landing gear extension and retraction system

23.735(a), (b), (c), (e) Brakes

23.745 Nose/Tail wheel steering

AMC3 23.2305 Landing gear systems

ED Decision 2017/025/R

CS VLA Amdt 1

VLA.729 Landing gear extension and retraction system

VLA.735 Brakes

CS 23.2310 Buoyancy for seaplanes and amphibians

ED Decision 2017/013/R

Aeroplanes intended for operations on water must:

(a) provide buoyancy of 80 % in excess of the buoyancy required to support the maximum weight of the aeroplane in fresh water; and

(b) have sufficient margin so that the aeroplane will stay afloat at rest in calm water without capsizing in case of a likely float or hull flooding.

AMC1 23.2310 Buoyancy for seaplanes and amphibians

ED Decision 2019/020/R

ASTM F44 F3264-18b Standard Specification for Normal Category Aeroplanes Certification

7.3  Buoyancy for Seaplanes and Amphibians:

F3061/F3061M-17 Standard Specification for Systems and Equipment in Small Aircraft

AMC2 23.2310 Buoyancy for seaplanes and amphibians

ED Decision 2017/025/R

CS-23 Amdt 4

23.751 Main float buoyancy

23.755 Hulls

23.757 Auxiliary floats

AMC3 23.2310 Buoyancy for seaplanes and amphibians

ED Decision 2017/025/R

CS VLA Amdt 1

VLA.751 Main float buoyancy

VLA.757 Auxiliary floats