What is ABAA (Amateur Built Aircraft Acceptance) ?

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What is ABAA (Amateur Built Aircraft Acceptance) ?

Answer 1

– Para 1.2: the amateur built aircraft acceptance [ABAA] category. An amateur-built aircraft is an aircraft, the major portion of which has been fabricated and assembled by a person or persons who undertook the construction project solely for their own education or recreation. The ABAA is a type approval for an amateur-built aircraft.

The single engine ultralight aeroplane is built under supervision from the Sports Aircraft Association of Australia [SAAA] and must comply with the airworthiness certification requirements of CAO 101.28, plus – MTOW = 450 kg; maximum Vso = 40 knots; maximum Vs1 = 45 knots; (maximum weight and Vso can be 480 kg and 42 knots respectively under certain conditions) and with no more than two places. The cruise speed at maximum power should not exceed 100 knots CAS.

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