On Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:40:01 -0700, yaeedyaeegiisss
wrote:

wrote:

In rec.aviation.owning Mxsmanic wrote:

My impression is that many aircraft are called experimental in order to get
around certain troublesome regulations.

And your "impression" is wrong.

Exactly so.

All experimental means is that the manufacturer, whoever that may be,
didn't go through the process to certify the aircraft in one of the
other catagories with the FAA.

Yep. Newly developed aircraft that haven't yet been put into
production, (hint: 777 Freighter, 787, other new types and derivatives)
but are about to enter flight test, all fly as experimental aircraft
during flight test. And only the wildly delusional and stupid believe
that a company like, say, Boeing, is trying to "get around certain
troublesome regulations." This is true for other aircraft manufacturers
as well, particularly in the USA.

Even completely certificated types (172/182) with gear (a-la the G1000
prototypes where the installed equipment doesn't meet the list on the
god-knows-how-old TC) are splapped with the experimental label until
the amended TC process is completed.