On Friday, December 19, 2014 1:39:32 PM UTC-5, Papa3 wrote:
On Friday, December 19, 2014 1:11:23 PM UTC-5, Pat Russell wrote:
I have some questions about the FAA Type Certificate (TC). My questions are not about the Type Certificate Data Sheet (TCDS). Typically, the TCDS refers to the TC.

I have never seen a TC.

Here are my questions:

1. What does a TC look like?
2. Are copies of the TC available to the public?
3. Is it referenced by the same identifier as the TCDS?

I have the same questions about the EASA TC.

Looking forward to enlightenment. Thanks.

There is an FAA Website that has them. Here's an example for Duo Discus. Not all gliders have a Type Certificate in the US (as I'm sure you already know).

http://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgMakeModel.nsf/0/c65e39afff1d1d778625743b005c49ee/$FILE/G85EU.pdf

Whoops - this is the main search page where you would start:

http://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Gu...meset?OpenPage