FAA Proposes Certifying Some Drones as ‘Special Class’ Aircraft

The FAA has proposed amending its certification procedures so that it can issue design approvals for some unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) as a “special class” of aircraft. The agency’s current Part 21 rule, “Certification Procedures for Products, Articles and Parts,” requires that applicants for...

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