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How do you calculate Tcds?
You can find the TCDS for an aircraft on our website. You can also contact your nearest Flight Standards District Office, Aircraft Certification Office, or Manufacturing Inspection District Office.
What information can you get from the Tcds?
A TCDS is an FAA document that records the type certification data of a product (such as control surface movement limits, operating limitations, placards, and weight and balance) that may also be available in the flight manual or maintenance manual in accordance with FAA Order 8110.4.
What is engine Tcds?
The Type Certificate Data Sheets (TCDS) database is a repository of Make and Model information. The TCDS is a formal description of the aircraft, engine or propeller. It lists limitations and information required for type certification including airspeed limits, weight limits, thrust limitations, etc.
What does Tcds stand for?
Type Certificate Data Sheet (TCDS)
What do the 3 parts of the Tcds contain?
The TCDS is a formal description of the aircraft, engine or propeller….A TC for a product includes:
- Type design.
- Operating limitations.
- Type Certificate Data Sheet (TCDS)
- Applicable airworthiness standards.
What is EASA STC?
A Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) is an FAA or EASA approved major modification or repair to an existing type certified aircraft, engine or propeller. As it adds to the existing type certificate, it is deemed ‘supplemental’. As its name suggests, an STC is a certificate.
What is Tbo in aviation?
TBO, or Time Between Overhauls, is a time limit specified by the engine manufacturer for a specific engine in a specific installation, after which overhaul is either recommended or mandated depending on how the aircraft is used. In a Piper Cherokee 140, for example, the Lycoming O-320 engine has a TBO of 2,000 hours.
What is CSN aircraft?
CSN – Cycles since new (applies to engine components). Engine component cycles are noted carefully. The number of flight cycles determines whether an aircraft component requires overhaul. For instance, an aircraft engine must be removed after 5,000 cycles for overhauling maintenance regardless of performance.
What is a Cessna 172 Skyhawk?
The Cessna 172 Skyhawk is a single engine four-seat light touring aircraft produced by the US-American manufacturer Cessna Aircraft Company, a subsidiary of Textron Aviation. The Cessna 172 was in production by Cessna and Reims (France) between 1956 and 1986. Production resumed in 1997 as Skyhawk 172R and Skyhawk SP, based on Cessna 172B.
What do I need to view and print Cessna certificate data sheets?
Download PDF Type Certificate Data Sheets for Cessna aircraft. You will need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print PDFs.
When did the Cessna 172 return to production?
The Cessna 172 was in production by Cessna and Reims (France) between 1956 and 1986. Production resumed in 1997 as Skyhawk 172R and Skyhawk SP, based on Cessna 172B.