Special Conditions: Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, Model GVII-G400 Airplane; Automatic Speed Protection for Design Dive Speed (Dive Speed Definition)

Final Rule Final · effective Published 2025-08-27 Effective 2025-09-26 90 FR 41764 View on federalregister.gov ↗

Affects · Manufacturers · 14 CFR 25

Abstract

These special conditions are issued for the Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation (Gulfstream) Model GVII-G400 airplane. This airplane will have a novel or unusual design feature when compared to the state of technology envisioned in the airworthiness standards for transport category airplanes. This design feature is a high-speed protection system. The applicable airworthiness regulations do not contain adequate or appropriate safety standards for this design feature. These special conditions contain the additional safety standards that the Administrator considers necessary to establish a level of safety equivalent to that established by the existing airworthiness standards.

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 164 (Wednesday, August 27, 2025)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 41764-41766] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2025-16358]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 25

[Docket No. FAA-2024-2442; Special Conditions No. 25-880-SC]

Special Conditions: Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, Model GVII- G400 Airplane; Automatic Speed Protection for Design Dive Speed (Dive Speed Definition)

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final special conditions.

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SUMMARY: These special conditions are issued for the Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation (Gulfstream) Model GVII-G400 airplane. This airplane will have a novel or unusual design feature when compared to the state of technology envisioned in the airworthiness standards for transport category airplanes. This design feature is a high-speed protection system. The applicable airworthiness regulations do not contain adequate or appropriate safety standards for this design feature. These special conditions contain the additional safety standards that the Administrator considers necessary to establish a level of safety equivalent to that established by the existing airworthiness standards.

DATES: Effective September 26, 2025.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Todd Martin, Technical Policy Branch, Policy and Standards Division, Aircraft Certification Service, AIR-622, Federal Aviation Administration, 2200 South 216th Street, Des Moines, WA 98198; telephone (206) 231-3210; email [email protected].

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