Downloaded from https://www.everyspec.com operating instructions and limitations, and maintenance information necessary for safe flight operation of an air vehicle system, subsystem, and allied equipment. An AWR is required prior to operating a new air vehicle system or a fielded system that has undergone a major modification. In addition to aircraft subsystems and components, an airworthiness assessment is required for carry-on equipment that has a mission requirement for operation in-flight. Quick reaction, inexpensive ... Only analyzeltest to verify AWR flight safety ...
AWR with Safe to Fly many limitationslrestrictions, maintenance inspections, and operational procedures Aircraft, Component or OR Modification More Testing to Verify Extent meets requirement ... Takes longer, costs more... yields full implementation in manuals, training, provisioning for fleet support ... minimal restrictions in AWR ... Safe to fly And Will Perform its Mission ,, ,, . . > -cl/ FIGURE 1. Army airworthiness 4.3. Armament airworthiness qualification process. The qualification process should consist of a structured program leading to airworthiness qualification.
A progressive and incremental process is preferred that leads to establishing a basis for operating procedures, capabilities, and limitations. First, new and modified armament components undergo component qualification analyses and tests. Then subsystem- level analyses and tests are used to assure adequate safety characteristics and also to s u ~ ~ o r t a ~refliaht airworthiness determination. Earlv identification of o~erational suitebility grid performance deficiencies allow time f i r the deve~o~ment'~rocess to correct these deficiencies. The results of the analyses and tests are used to guide the aircraft ground tests and the ground tests serve as a basis for the flight tests.
Qualification tests should be performed on production or near-production hardware. Figure 2 shows the general process used to determine "when" and the "extent" to which armament airworthiness qualification is required. 4.3.1. New aircraft or aircraftlweapon modification. A new aircraft system or a modification to either the aircraft or weapon system can trigger the weapon qualification process. Full qualification is not required for every change or modification to a 1 8