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MICCO Mac-145B Spin Flight Test
Technical Paper
2000-01-5500
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
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Abstract
This paper discusses the Micco spin flight test program for the FAA Part 23 certification of the MAC-145A and the MAC-145B light single engine aircraft. The 145A was awarded FAA certification in January 2000 in the Utility Category (spins prohibited in operation use). Approximately 120 one turn spins were completed in the flight test program with no anomalies or safety incidents. The 145B, and increased power derivative of the 145A, was intended to be immediately certified in the Acrobatic Category which permits spins and acrobatic maneuvers. However, spin flight tests of approximately 210 spins revealed that the 145B, in its current configuration, could not meet the Acrobatic Category recovery criteria for multiple turn spins. It is now intended to certify the 145B in the Utility Category (spins prohibited) until further modifications and flight tests can be completed.
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Citation
Janssens, L. and Kimberlin, R., "MICCO Mac-145B Spin Flight Test," SAE Technical Paper 2000-01-5500, 2000, https://doi.org/10.4271/2000-01-5500.Also In
References
- Small Airplane Certification Compliance Program Advisory Circular 23-15 Federal Aviation Administration
- Flight Test Guide for Certification of Part 23 Airplanes Advisory Circular 23-8A Federal Aviation Administration