Airworthiness requirements for gliders and sailplanes

Abstract

During the previous OSTIV meeting the author had the privilege to read a paper on some technical aspects of the design of gliders in which he stressed the importance of establishing a set of internationally accepted airworthiness requirements for gliders and sail planes. The idea was then supported from several sides, but as the organization of OSTIV itself was still in its infancy, no practical steps have been taken so far. It is hoped that during this meeting a small working group can be formed which will prepare a draft for international airworthiness requirements, to be submitted to the member-countries before the next conference. The purpose of this paper is to put forward some general aspects of these requirements to be discussed. As in this gathering scientists, pilots and technicians from nearly all countries concerned are present, it is hoped that comments will be made from several sides in order to provide a basis of opinions on which the working group can start preparing its draft.