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News of June 21, 2005
Which diesel conversions are FAA STC'd in the US in June 2005?
As of today, it seems that the only aircraft diesel conversion which is STC'd in the US is the Cessna 172 Thielert. All other known conversions are STC'd in Europe and some other countries, but not in the US yet, unless the automatic equivalence between JAA and FAA certifications (agreement by which if a product is JAA certified, it is FAA certified as well and vice-versa) applies. Remark: It did not work for the SMA 182 because supposedly the European certification was effected on a Cessna 182 made in France under license by Reims Aviation! This may change very quickly: We expect before end of year the US STC's for Thielert's and SMA's Piper PA28, for SMA's Cessna 182 and possibly others.
posted at 5:24 PM
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