WORKSHOP 1 – AIRWORTHINESS

ICAO RPAS SYMPOSIUM, MONTREAL, CANADA

DAY 2 – TUESDAY, 24 MARCH 2015
 About Schiebel:
Founded in 1951, the Austria-based company focuses on the development, production and
assembly of mine detection equipment and the CAMCOPTER® S-100 Remotely Piloted Aircraft
System (RPAS). With headquarters in Vienna (Austria), Schiebel maintains production facilities in
Wiener Neustadt (Austria), as well as offices in Abu Dhabi (UAE), Washington DC (USA) and
Phnom Penh (Cambodia).

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 MINE DETECTION AND UNMANNED AIR SYSTEMS

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 CAMCOPTER® S-100 RPAS

• A proven capability for military and civilian applications

• Operates day and night, under adverse weather conditions,
and within radio line of sight
• High definition video imagery is transmitted to the control station
in real time
• For a wide range of payload/endurance combinations, it is powered
with commercially available AVGas engine and a soon available a
heavy fuel solution

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 CAMCOPTER® S-100 TYPICAL CONFIGURATION

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 AIRWORTHINESS EXPERIENCES ON CAMCOPTER® S-100 RPAS

Some available definitions:

Advisory Material to 14 CFR § 3.5 ...Airworthy means the aircraft conforms to its type
design and is in a condition for safe operation

Unknown source – “Airworthiness is the ability of an aircraft, or other airborne

equipment or system, to operate in flight and on ground without significant hazard to
aircrew, ground crew, passengers or to other third parties”

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 AIRWORTHINESS EXPERIENCES WITH CAMCOPTER® S-100 RPAS

Airworthiness Recent Focus:

Requirements • Concept of Operations
• Population Density
• Safety Based A/W approach
Revised Focus: • Loss of Link Strategy
• Population Density • Flight Termination Strategy
• Segregated Airspace
• Loss of Link Strategy 2013 - 2015
• Flight Termination Strategy
Primary Focus:
• Unpopulated Areas
• Segregated Airspace
2009 - 2012
• Flight Termination Strategy

2004 - 2008
Time

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 CAMCOPTER® S-100 RPAS CERTIFICATION ROAD

CRI A01/Issue-01
CS-LURS CRI A01/Draft-07 Based on CS LURS
+ App. CS LURS

Industry, Schiebel
Paper, DS-UVLR
>150kg MTOM
JAR-VLR

2001 2003 2004 2007 2013 2014 2015

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 CAMCOPTER® S-100 RPAS
AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATION BASE 1/2

CS-VLR

Performance Class 3 helicopter. CS VLR.1 Applicability

....such that, in case of engine failure at any point in
the flight profile, a forced landing must be performed.
CHAPTER 1. TYPE CERTIFICATION:
1.2 Design aspects of the appropriate airworthiness
requirements
1.2.1 The design aspects of the appropriate airworthiness
requirements, used by a Contracting State for type certification
in respect of a class of aircraft .....shall be such that compliance
with them will ensure compliance with the standards of...
(See AMC VLR.1)
This airworthiness code is applicable to very light
rotorcraft (helicopters) with maximum certified take-off
weights not exceeding 600 kg which:
(a) Are of a simple design.
(b) Are designed to carry not more than two occupants.
(c) Are not powered by turbine and/or rocket engines.
(d) Are restricted to VFR day operations.

PART IV. HELICOPTERS of this Annex.

1.2.2 The design shall not have any features or characteristics
that render it unsafe under the anticipated operating conditions.
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 CAMCOPTER® S-100 RPAS
AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATION BASE 2/2

Typical structure of appropriate airworthiness

requirements (Cert. Specifications)

Extensions and new sections:

• SUBPART F, Equipment
• Extended, Command & Control Link
• SUBPART H, Reserved for Detect and Avoid
CS-VLR
• SUBPART I, Control Station
• Appendix C, Interaction of Systems and Structure
• Appendix D, HIRF Environments

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 CAMCOPTER® S-100 RPAS AIRWORTHINESS SUMMARY
SCHIEBEL approach to S-100 EASA Type Certification will be in accordance with civil
commercial customer operations identified in the:

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 CAMCOPTER® S-100 RPAS AIRWORTHINESS
THE WAY FORWARD SCHIEBEL – EASA (1/2)

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 CAMCOPTER® S-100 RPAS AIRWORTHINESS
THE WAY FORWARD SCHIEBEL – EASA (2/2)

Safety approach principle:

• EASA approach to take into account, the impact of operations
in setting the safety objectives. The Safety objectives
will be shared by all EASA Panels, discussed and
recorded by a safety expert and coordinated with
all EASA Panels.
• Safety objective will drive the scope of
certification activities.
• Currently no approved Certification Specifications for
products of the category of the S-100 available.

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION.