The STC, which is numbered SA02771LA, covers the modification of an airplane’s doors or fuselage to enable the original fixed windows to be opened. [Courtesy: Ellis & Associates]
Key Takeaways:
Ellis & Associates has obtained a supplemental type certificate (STC) allowing the installation of openable windows on certain aircraft models.
The STC applies to specific Beechcraft Bonanza, Commander, Mooney M20, and Piper PA-24, PA-28, and PA-32 series aircraft, specifically those with small vent windows built into larger fixed windows.
The modification, which cannot be done if vent windows are attached to doors or fuselage, takes 20-25 hours of sheet metal work, and the STC alone costs $500.
Jonathan Welsh is Lead Editor of Aviation Consumer and a private pilot who worked as a reporter, editor and columnist with the Wall Street Journal for 21 years, mostly covering the auto industry. His passion for aviation began in childhood with balsa-wood gliders his aunt would buy for him at the corner store. Follow Jonathan on Twitter @JonathanWelsh4
