This specification covers airworthiness requirements for the installation and integration of propeller systems, and is applicable to aeroplanes as defined in F44 terminology standard. The applicant for a design approval must seek the individual guidance to their respective civil aviation authority (CAA) body concerning the use of this specification as part of a certification plan.

The requirements prescribed in this specification cover: propeller installation aspects (general propeller, feathering propellers, variable-pitch propellers, pusher propeller installation, propeller clearance), structural aspects (propeller vibration and fatigue), propeller control limitations (propeller speed and pitch limits, propeller reversing systems), and associated propeller systems (oil system-propeller feathering systems, turbopropeller-drag limiting systems).

1.1 This specification addresses the airworthiness requirements for the installation and integration of propeller systems.

1.2 This specification is applicable to aeroplanes as defined in F44 terminology standard.

1.3 The applicant for a design approval must seek the individual guidance to their respective CAA body concerning the use of this standard as part of a certification plan. For information on which CAA regulatory bodies have accepted this standard (in whole or in part) as a means of compliance to their Small Aircraft Airworthiness regulations (Hereinafter referred to as “the Rules”), refer to ASTM F44 webpage (www.ASTM.org/COMITTEE/F44.htm) which includes CAA website links.

1.4 Units—The values stated are SI units followed by Imperial units in square brackets. The values stated in each system may not be exact equivalents; therefore, each system shall be used independently of the other. Combining values from the two systems may result in non-conformance with the standard.

1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.