GM5 SPA.LVO.110 Aerodrome-related
requirements, including instrument flight procedures
ED
Decision 2022/012/R
SUITABLE
AERODROMES — ASSESSMENT — PREVIOUS OPERATIONAL DATA — TERMINOLOGY: MAKE,
MODEL, SERIES AND VARIANT
The following
terms, in accordance with the ICAO Commercial Aviation Safety Team (CAST)
taxonomy, are often used (e.g. AMC1 SPA.LVO.110):
(a) Aircraft make: The aircraft make is the
name assigned to the aircraft by the aircraft manufacturer when each aircraft
was produced. In most cases, the aircraft make is the common name of the
aircraft manufacturer; for example, Airbus, Boeing, Embraer, etc.
(b) Aircraft model: An aircraft model is an
aircraft manufacturer’s designation for an aircraft grouping with a similar
design or style of structure. In EASA type certificate data sheet (TCDS), this
means the aircraft type certificate; for example, A330, B777.
(c) Aircraft series: An aircraft series is an
aircraft manufacturer’s designation to identify differences within an aircraft
model grouping. It provides a further specification to the aircraft type; for
example, B777-232 where the series is the number 232. Some manufacturers
define the so-called master series: An aircraft master series creates a
grouping of similar aircraft series for analytical purposes and to identify
aircraft series that share airworthiness properties. A master series contains
aircraft series from within one aircraft model. For example, A320-100 and A320‑200: the A320-100 master series
only has one series (A320-111), while the A320-200 master series has many
series (211, 212, 214, 215, 216, 231, 232, 233).
(d) Aircraft variant: a variant defines
different sets of limiting structural masses (e.g. MTOW, MLW, MZFW, etc.)
within a series. For example, A320-232-007 or the A330-243 RR engine’s variant
052. Variants are not covered in the ICAO Cast taxonomy; however, they may be
specified in the EASA TCDS.
(e) More information can be found in ICAO
documentation under: https://www.icao.int/publications/DOC8643/Pages/Search.aspx?msclkid=a28160bbd09311ecbbe633ef5f1957a4 and http://www.intlaviationstandards.org/.
EASA regulations for air operations define aircraft terminology crucial for aerodrome suitability assessments and instrument flight procedures. This includes understanding aircraft make, model, series, and variant, clarifying manufacturer designations and structural mass limitations. Accurate aircraft identification ensures safe and compliant aviation practices.
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