WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Federal Aviation Administration has issued a rule called: Special Conditions: Universal Avionics; Electronic System Security Protection From Unauthorized External Access.
The rule was published in the Federal Register on March 5 by Patrick R. Mullen, Manager, Technical Policy Branch, Policy and Standards Division, Aircraft Certification Service.
Summary: These special conditions are issued for a supplemental type certificate (STC) to install a digital systems architecture on certain transport category airplanes. These airplanes, as modified by Universal Avionics, will have a novel or unusual design feature when compared to the state of technology envisioned in the airworthiness standards for transport-category airpl...