Military Certification

1
Military Airworthiness Harmonisation
Workshop Olomouc, CZ Republic Panel 2 Military
Airworthiness Certification Panel Chair -
Lt.Col. G.A.r.n. Alessio GRASSO IT MoD - DGAA
Lt.Col. GArn Alessio GRASSO utaer.na.u1s0_at_armaere
o.difesa.it alessio.grasso_at_aeronautica.difesa.it
39 081 705 5172
Omoluc, 5 June 2009
2
SUMMARY
BACKGROUND
ACTIVE AIRWORTHINESS WORKING GROUPS
WAY AHEAD
3
BACKGROUND

• REQUIREMENTS

CIVIL WORLD The final objective is to verify A/C
fitness for flight (using a set of airworthiness
codes derived from civil aeronautics historical
experience - CS, FAR)
MILITARY WORLD The final objective is to verify
from the beginning that Weapon System is able to
accomplish the desired MISSION in a safe way
CIVIL AND MILITARY APPROACHES TO VERIFY DESIGN
REQUIREMENTS ARE DIFFERENT
4
BACKGROUND
MILITARY WORLD

• IT IS CONSIDERED TO BE MORE EFFECTIVE FOR
  MILITARY PURPOSES TO
• IMPLEMENT THE PROCUREMENT ORIENTED VISION RIGHT
  FROM THE BEGINNING (MILITARY PEOPLE PROCURE THE
  WEAPON SYSTEMS THEY REGULATE)
• TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THAT PERFORMANCES ARE AS
  IMPORTANT AS AIRWORTHINESS

CIVIL AND MILITARY APPROACHES TO
AIRWORTHINESS RULEMAKING ARE DIFFERENT
5
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
GENERAL VIEW OF THE AIRWORTHINESS COMMUNITY
ACROSS EUROPE IS THAT HARMONISATION IS HIGHLY
DESIRABLE BUT

• DIFFICULT TO ACHIEVE AIRWORTHINESS CONSENSUS
  BETWEEN NATIONS ON INDIVIDUAL MULTI-NATIONAL
  PROJECTS
• HARMONISATION REACHED ONLY AT SINGLE PROGRAM
  LEVEL (EF2000, NH90, A400M)
• MANY AIRWORTHINESS INITIATIVES IN EU AND
  ELSEWHERE AIMED AT GENERAL HARMONISATION BUT
  UNCOORDINATED
• HIGH RISK THAT THERE WILL BE DUPLICATION OF
  EFFORT AND WITH LIMITED RESOURCES THIS IS
  UNTENABLE

6
SUMMARY
BACKGROUND
ACTIVE AIRWORTHINESS WORKING GROUPS
WAY AHEAD
7
MAIN MILITARY ACTIVE ORGANIZATIONS
EU Member States
FR, GE, IT, UK, BE, SP (Sw, ..)
EDA PMS
SPONSOR
AHPG
EMAAG
OCCAR
EDA
NATO
ORGANIZATION
ETAP
MAWA
General Group/Comm.
JMAG
FINAS
MoD Decision 26 Nov 08
UST LIGHT UST RW
UAV (Sub) Group
AW PTs.
-
UST
-
-
STANAG 4671 Edition 2
Common AW Ess. Requirements MFTP
?
Regulatory Framework
-
?
Deliverables
1 AHPG 3 June 08
13th Meeting Sept. 09
4th Meeting Sept. 09
?
Next step
12th Meeting 13 Dec. 08
8
SUMMARY
BACKGROUND
ACTIVE AIRWORTHINESS WORKING GROUPS
WAY AHEAD
9
MAWA ROLE

• MAWA ROLE IS TO COORDINATE AND MANAGE
• THE MAWA SHALL DEVELOP EUROPEAN MILITARY
  AIRWORTHINESS REQUIREMENTS (EMARS) REGULATORY
  STRUCTURE ADDRESSING THE PECULIAR SPECIFICITY OF
  THE MILITARY WORLD
• AIRWORTHINESS AUTHORITY MUST REMAIN WITH NATIONS
  (EDA HAS NO AUTHORITY FOR AIRWORTHINESS)
• ANY AGREED WORK PACKAGES WOULD NEED TO BE STAFFED
  BY NATIONS
• THE MAWA IS COLLECTING AND EVALUATING THE CORE
  REGULATORY FRAMEWORK ALREADY DEVELOPED BY THE
  ACTIVE OFFICIAL WGs
• DUPLICATION OF EFFORT MUST BE AVOIDED
• AS CIVIL AS POSSIBLE AS MILITARY AS NECESSARY,
  NOT FORGETTING THAT THE MILITARY WORLD IS
  DIFFERENT

10
CONFRONTO NORME DGAA-EASA
MAWA ROADMAP
Task Force 1 Basic Framework
MAWA
Task Force 2 EMAR Part 21
Task Force 3 Maint. Org. Appr.
Task Force 4 Certification Codes Safety Req.s
11
WHATS VALUABLE ON THE TABLE?
MIL-HDBK-516B (Airworthiness Certification
Criteria)

• DEF STD 00-970
• Design and Airworthiness Requirements for Service
  Aircraft

AER.P-2 Qualification of military aircraft and
pertaining systems (SAFETY TARGET APPROACH)
JOINT SERVICE SPECIFICATION GUIDES (JSSGs)
EASA Certification Specifications
12
CERTIFICATION or QUALIFICATION?
CERTIFICATIONFIT FOR FLIGHT QUALIFICATION FIT
FOR PURPOSE

• THE TYPE CERTIFICATION, AS AN AIRWORTHINESS
  ASSESSMENT, IS AN INTERMEDIATE STEP TO A FINAL
  MILITARY AIRCRAFT QUALIFICATION
• STARTING FROM THE AIRCRAFT SPEC OF PURE MILITARY
  AIRCRAFTS (E.G. FIGHTERS), IT IS NOT ALWAYS EASY
  TO CLEARLY SEPARATE THOSE REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING
  AIRWORTHINESS FROM THE OTHERS.

13
CERTIFICATION or QUALIFICATION?
PERFORMANCE ORIENTED TECH SPECH
AIRWORTHINESS BASIS
BOTH STANDARDS MUST BE COMPATIBLE
14
WHAT ARE THE MILITARY AIRWORTHINESS AUTHORITIES
NEEDS?

• MILITARY REGULATE AIRWORTHINESS AND PERFORMANCES
  BY CONTRACT
• THE DEFINITION OF UNAMBIGUOUS-COMPLETE-FEASABLE
  TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION CAN LEAD TO A SUCCESSFUL
  PROCUREMENT PROCESS
• MAWA NEEDS A FULL SET OF HARMONIZED SPECIFICATION
  GUIDES
• ASSURING FULL A/C VS SYSTEMS REQUIREMENTS
  TRACEABILITY (TOPgtDOWN AND DOWNgtTOP) AND FULL
  HARMONIZATION OF A/C AND SYSTEMS REQUIREMENTS
• PROVIDING 100 FLEXIBILITY IN DEFINING
  QUANTITATIVE VALUES FOR EACH REQUIREMENT
• UPDATED TO MILITARY AEROSPACE INDUSTRY STATE OF
  THE ART
• PROVIDE BEST PRACTICE IN REDUCING MILITARY
  PROCUREMENT TECHNICAL RISKS

15
Military Airworthiness Harmonisation
Workshop Olomouc, CZ Republic Panel 2 Military
Airworthiness Certification Panel Chair -
Lt.Col. G.A.r.n. Alessio GRASSO IT MoD - DGAA
Lt.Col. GArn Alessio GRASSO utaer.na.u1s0_at_armaere
o.difesa.it alessio.grasso_at_aeronautica.difesa.it
39 081 705 5172
Omoluc, 5 June 2009