Experimental aircraft

An experimental aircraft is an aircraft intended for testing new aerospace technologies and design concepts.

A LTV XC-142 experimental V/STOL aircraft.

The term research aircraft or testbed aircraft, by contrast, generally denotes aircraft modified to perform scientific studies, such as weather research or geophysical surveying, similar to a research vessel.

United States

The term "experimental aircraft" also has specific legal meaning in Australia, the United States and some other countries; usually used to refer to aircraft flown with an experimental certificate.[1] In the United States, this also includes most homebuilt aircraft, many of which are based on conventional designs and hence are experimental only in name because of certain restrictions in operation.[2]

See also

Notes
  1. 14CFR 21.175, US Federal Aviation Administration. Retrieved 2018-01-12
  2. 14CFR 21.191, US Federal Aviation Administration. Retrieved 2018-01-12
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