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Research on Airworthiness Certification and Risk Control of Minimum Unstick Speed for Civil Aircraft

Mingjia  Dong 
Chao  Zhang 
Ting  Pan 
Keywords: Minimum Unstick Speed; Airworthiness Certification; §CCAR25.107; Risk Control.

Abstract

VMU is the minimum speed at and above which the aircraft can safely lift off the ground and continue the takeoff, expressed in terms of calibrated airspeed, and is the basis for formulating other takeoff speeds of the aircraft. As a typical high risk flight test subject, the VMU test is a key concern of the Administrator during airworthiness certification. Based on the takeoff speeds section of CCAR25.107, combined with relevant Advisory Circular, this paper analyzes the requirements of the airworthiness clause of the VMU, analyzes the characteristics of the VMU, gives the airworthiness certification concerns, systematically analyzes the risk and the risk reduction measure of the VMU for civil aircraft. It can provide reference for verifying the airworthiness compliance of the VMU section of civil aircraft.