CAAC Validates Flight Design F2-CS23 Type Certification

The company is also partnering with FX, which will manufacture the model in China.

Kate O'Connor

Wednesday, February 07, 2024 at 05:53 PM ET

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Flight Design’s F2-CS23 recently received type certificate validation from CAAC. [Courtesy: Flight Design]

Key Takeaways:

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) type certificate for Flight Design's F2-CS23 two-seat piston single has been validated by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC).
This validation allows China-based partner company FX to build the F2-CS23 in Shenzhen, marking a significant step for the aircraft which meets the new EASA CS23 safety requirements.
Flight Design is also actively seeking validation for the F2-CS23 from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

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Flight Design announced Wednesday that the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) type certificate for its two-seat F2-CS23 piston single has been validated by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC).

The light aircraft manufacturer has been working toward CAAC validation for some time, reporting in November that it had passed an engineering audit designed to confirm certification specification compliance with the agency. According to Flight Design, plans are also in place for China-based company FX to build the F2-CS23 in Shenzhen. FX entered into a partnership with Flight Design at the beginning of the F2 project.