When did the first aircraft fly?
Start of the 20th century
When were the first aviation regulations introduced?
At the beginning of the 1940s
What do aircraft regulations control?
The design
The construction
The maintenance
Of aircraft and components
What must happen before an aircraft gets its type certificate?
An aircraft must be:
-designed
-built
-tested
Why must an aircraft bear its national registration markings?
To allow it to fly on that country’s register
What must an aircraft have to fly once placed on its country’s register?
National registration markings
How must an aircraft bear its national registration markings?
In a manner that contains the registration marks and nationality marks mandated by law
Why must each aircraft bear a certificate of airworthiness?
To prove it’s in safe condition for flight
To prove it meets all the applicable regulatory requirements
What must an aircraft have to prove it is in a safe condition for flight and meets all the applicable regulatory requirements?
A certificate of airworthiness
What must an organisation obtain in order to use their aircraft for transportation?
An Air operators certificate
Aircraft operators must maintain their fleet to ….?
Approved schedules of maintenance
Do operators have to maintain records of all work carried out?
Yes
What do operators have that tests the adequacy if the approved schedule of maintenance?
A reliability program
What does a reliability program do?
Tests the adequacy of the approved maintenance schedule
For consistency of standards on an international basis, operators follow the recommendations laid down by who?
ICAO International Civil Aviation Organization
Why do operators follow the recommendations laid out by ICAO?
For consistency of standards on an international basis
What does ICAO stand for?
International
Civil
Aviation
Organization
When did the US send out the invite for an international civil aviation conference?
1944
How many states were invited to the first civil aviation conference in the US?
55
How many states attended the first civil aviation conference in the US?
54
Where was the first civil aviation conference held?
Chicago
What was the exact date of the first civil aviation conference?
7th December 1944
How many states signed the new convention on Civil aviation?
52
What is the other name for the original convention on civil aviation that was signed?
The Chicago convention