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14 CFR 437.23: Program description.

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  1. Title 14—Aeronautics and Space
  2. CHAPTER III—COMMERCIAL SPACE TRANSPORTATION, FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
  3. SUBCHAPTER C—LICENSING
  4. PART 437—EXPERIMENTAL PERMITS
  5. Subpart B—Requirements to Obtain an Experimental Permit

(a) An applicant must provide—

(1) Dimensioned three-view drawings or photographs of the reusable suborbital vehicle; and

(2) Gross liftoff weight and thrust profile of the reusable suborbital vehicle.

(b) An applicant must describe—

(1) All reusable suborbital vehicle systems, including any structural, flight control, thermal, pneumatic, hydraulic, propulsion, electrical, environmental control, software and computing systems, avionics, and guidance systems used in the reusable suborbital vehicle;

(2) The types and quantities of all propellants used in the reusable suborbital vehicle;

(3) The types and quantities of any hazardous materials used in the reusable suborbital vehicle;

(4) The purpose for which a reusable suborbital vehicle is to be flown; and

(5) Each payload or payload class planned to be flown.

(c) An applicant must identify any foreign ownership of the applicant as follows:

(1) For a sole proprietorship or partnership, identify all foreign ownership,

(2) For a corporation, identify any foreign ownership interests of 10% or more, and

(3) For a joint venture, association, or other entity, identify any participating foreign entities.

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