Wed, Apr 27, 2005
Have A Seat!
Executive Aircraft Completions, LLC (EAC), a certification and
interior design engineering firm in Tulsa, Oklahoma, has completed
a certification project for Aerolite Max Bucher AG, of
Ennetb�rgen, Switzerland. EAC was responsible for the
overall effort for acquiring an FAA Supplemental Type Certificate
(STC) and a European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) validation for
the MD-11 aircraft modifications, concurrently.
The STC is for the installation of courier seats and seat
positions in a series of cargo-converted MD-11s. Making the
certification effort more complex was that it involved seats
manufactured and tested in Switzerland, and installed in Italy in a
German-registered aircraft. Coordination was a key element
for success, and EAC's mandate extended to ensuring each
jurisdiction was satisfied with the design, construction and
installation program.
Aerolite is Europe's leading supplier to civil rescue
helicopters and medevac jets. In the eight years of the company's
history, it has successfully expanded into Medical
Transport Systems for the uninterrupted transport of patients in
the air and on land. Aerolite is also involved in many
cargo-related aircraft modification projects.
Roger Bunter, Head of Technique with Aerolite, and Sandra
Coleman, Certification Manager with EAC worked closely to ensure
the project's success. The development of relationships
between the component manufacturers, the designees and the
governing authorities required a substantial level of coordination
and effort, since this was the first concurrent certification
undertaken by either company.
"Aerolite is very professional company to work with," Coleman
said. "Our final engineering package was something we were
proud to present to FAA and EASA. Each of us at EAC looks forward
to working with Aerolite again.
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