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:

Flight Design's F2-CS23 two-seat piston single has received validation for its EASA type certificate from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC).
This CAAC validation will lead to China-based company FX manufacturing the F2-CS23 in Shenzhen through an existing partnership.
The F2-CS23 is notable as the first F Series model to meet the new EASA CS23 certification specification, emphasizing outstanding safety and performance.
Flight Design is also actively pursuing FAA validation for the F2-CS23, which previously earned its EASA type certificate in December 2021.

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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.