Experimental aircraft
An experimental aircraft is an aircraft intended for testing new aerospace technologies and design concepts or which is self-made by aviation amateur(s).[citation needed]
The term "experimental aircraft" also has legal meaning in the United States; usually used to refer to aircraft flown with a experimental category airworthiness certificate.[1] In the United States, this also includes most homebuilt aircraft, many of which are based on conventional designs and hence are in experimental category only in name because of certain restrictions in operation.[2]
The term research aircraft or testbed aircraft, by contrast, generally denotes aircraft modified to perform scientific studies, such as weather research or geophysical surveying, similar to a research vessel.[citation needed]
See also[]
- Experimental Aircraft Association
- Experimental Aircraft Programme
- List of experimental aircraft
- List of X-planes
Notes[]
- ^ 14CFR 21.175, US Federal Aviation Administration. Retrieved 2018-01-12
- ^ 14CFR 21.191, US Federal Aviation Administration. Retrieved 2018-01-12
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