New Practice for the Design and Manufacturing of Turbine Engines for Light Sport Category Aircraft
1. Scope
This practice covers minimum requirements for the design and manufacture of turbine engines for light sport category aircraft, VFR or IFR into IMC (no known icing) use.
Keywords
turbine engine; turbofan; turboshaft; turbogenerator; light sport aircraft
Rationale
This practice provides designers and manufacturers of turbine engines for light sport aircraft design references and criteria to use in designing and manufacturing engines. Declaration of compliance is based on testing and documentation during the design and testing or flight testing of the engine type by the manufacturer or under the manufacturers’ guidance.
The title and scope are in draft form and are under development within this ASTM Committee.
Work Item Status
Date Initiated: 12-16-2025
Technical Contact: Jean-Michel GUIMBARD