Navigate / EASA

21.A.14 Demonstration of capability

Regulation (EU) 2019/897

(a)     An applicant for a type-certificate or restricted type-certificate shall demonstrate its capability by holding a design organisation approval, issued by the Agency in accordance with Subpart J.

(b)     By way of derogation from point (a), as an alternative procedure to demonstrate its capability, an applicant may seek the agreement of the Agency for the use of procedures setting out the specific design practices, resources and sequence of activities necessary to comply with this Annex I (Part 21), when the product is one of the following:

1.       an ELA2 aircraft;

2.       an engine or propeller installed in ELA2 aircraft;

3.       a piston engine;

4.       a fixed or adjustable pitch propeller.

(c)      By way of derogation from point (a), an applicant may demonstrate its capability by obtaining the Agency's acceptance of its certification programme established in accordance with point 21.A.15(b), where the product to be certified is:

1.       an ELA1 aircraft; or

2.       an engine or propeller installed in ELA1 aircraft.