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Special Conditions: Honda Aircraft Company LLC Model HA-480 Airplane; High Altitude Operation
Proposed rule · Federal Register document 2026-20350
- Published
- 10/05/2026
- Comments due
- 11/19/2026
- 21 days left
- Pages
- 3
Summary
Notice of proposed special conditions.
This action proposes special conditions for the Honda Aircraft Company LLC (Honda) Model HA-480 airplane. This airplane will have a novel or unusual design feature when compared to the state of technology envisioned in the airworthiness standards for normal category airplanes. This airplane will have design features associated with high altitude operations up to 47,000 feet. The applicable airworthiness regulations do not contain adequate or appropriate safety standards for this design feature. These proposed special conditions contain the additional safety standards that the Administrator considers necessary to establish a level of safety equivalent to that established by the existing airworthiness standards.
Details
- Type
- Proposed rule
- Docket
- Docket No. FAA-2025-5730; Notice No. 23-26-01-SC
- CFR parts
- 14 CFR 23
- Topics
- Aircraft, Aviation safety, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements
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Source: Office of the Federal Register, via the Federal Register API · Last updated 10/05/2026