Section 21.184

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the airplane complies with the applicable requirements of that part.
(h) New aircraft manufactured under
the provisions of Section 21.6(b). An applicant
for a standard airworthiness certificate
for a new aircraft manufactured under
the provisions of Section 21.6(b) is entitled to
a standard airworthiness certificate
if - 
(1) The applicant presents evidence to
the FAA that the aircraft conforms to
a type design approved under a type
certificate or supplemental type certificate and to applicable Airworthiness Directives;
(2) The aircraft has been inspected in
accordance with the performance rules
for a 100-hour inspections set forth in
Section 43.15 of this chapter and found airworthy by a person specified in paragraph (d)(2) of this section; and
(3) The FAA finds after inspection,
that the aircraft conforms to the type
design, and is in condition for safe operation.
[Amdt. 21-17, 32 FR 14927, Oct. 28, 1967]

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EDITORIAL NOTE: For FEDERAL REGISTER citations affecting Section 21.183, see the List of CFR
Sections Affected, which appears in the
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Section 21.184 Issue of special airworthiness
certificates for primary category
aircraft.
(a) New primary category aircraft manufactured under a production certificate.
An applicant for an original, special
airworthiness certificate-primary category for a new aircraft that meets the
criteria of Section 21.24(a)(1), manufactured
under a production certificate, including aircraft assembled by another person from a kit provided by the holder
of the production certificate and under
the supervision and quality control of
that holder, is entitled to a special airworthiness certificate without further
showing, except that the FAA may inspect the aircraft to determine conformity to the type design and condition for safe operation.
(b) Imported aircraft. An applicant for
a special airworthiness certificate-primary category for an imported aircraft
type certificated under Section 21.29 is entitled to a special airworthiness certificate if the civil airworthiness authority of the country in which the aircraft

was manufactured certifies, and the
FAA finds after inspection, that the
aircraft conforms to an approved type
design that meets the criteria of
Section 21.24(a)(1) and is in a condition for
safe operation.
(c) Aircraft having a current standard
airworthiness certificate. An applicant
for a special airworthiness certificateprimary category, for an aircraft having a current standard airworthiness
certificate that meets the criteria of
Section 21.24(a)(1), may obtain the primary
category certificate in exchange for its
standard
airworthiness
certificate
through the supplemental type certification process. For the purposes of this
paragraph, a current standard airworthiness certificate means that the
aircraft conforms to its approved normal, utility, or acrobatic type design,
complies with all applicable airworthiness directives, has been inspected and
found airworthy within the last 12 calendar months in accordance with
Section 91.409(a)(1) of this chapter, and is
found to be in a condition for safe operation by the FAA.
(d) Other aircraft. An applicant for a
special airworthiness certificate-primary category for an aircraft that
meets the criteria of Section 21.24(a)(1), and is
not covered by paragraph (a), (b), or (c)
of this section, is entitled to a special
airworthiness certificate if - 
(1) The applicant presents evidence to
the FAA that the aircraft conforms to
an approved primary, normal, utility,
or acrobatic type design, including
compliance with all applicable airworthiness directives;
(2) The aircraft has been inspected
and found airworthy within the past 12
calendar months in accordance with
Section 91.409(a)(1) of this chapter and;
(3) The aircraft is found by the FAA
to conform to an approved type design
and to be in a condition for safe operation.
(e) Multiple-category airworthiness certificates in the primary category and
any other category will not be issued; a
primary category aircraft may hold
only one airworthiness certificate.
[Doc. No. 23345, 57 FR 41368, Sept. 9, 1992, as
amended by Amdt. 21-70, 57 FR 43776, Sept.
22, 1992]

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