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The
objective of
American Kestrel Company, LLC is
to provide consulting services to help
government and commercial customers solve challenging problems in the
area of aviation safety, and to transition the resulting technologies
into
successful certified products. American Kestrel has unique experience
in the development of aircraft ice protection technologies and turning
them into certified systems. In support of your technology development
program we can provide engineering and certification support for
aircraft integration, system level design and
analysis, system testing and evaluation, environmental testing (RTCA
Do160), icing wind tunnel
testing, ground testing, ice shape flight testing, dry air system
testing, icing tanker testing, and natural icing flight testing.
American Kestrel has an
FAA Designated Engineering Representative (DER), Mechanical Systems,
Powerplant, and Flight Test Engineer
specializing in ice protection and inflight icing on staff.
On
6/11/2014 American Kestrel has completed a new distribution license
from NASA Glenn. This agreement allows international distribution of
LEWICE version 3.2.2. American Kestrel's LEWINT
combines the ice accretion code LEWICE
version 3.2.2 with American Kestrel's user interface, plotting, and
icing analysis tools to produce an integrated 2D ice accretion package.
More information is available here. If you would like to be added to a
mailing list to recieve future information about LEWICE
please contact LEWINT@AmericanKestrelCo.com
LEWICE version 3.2.2 is made
available under a copyright
license from the U.S. Government, National Aeronautics and Space
Administration or NASA.
Download LEWINT
version1.04 - full release
is now available, this version includes a much expanded thermal
analysis capability, greater use of external CFD files, and resolving
various bugs.
Looking to find a DER use the Designee Locator.
From the pulldown menu select DER, then select “location search.”
Down at the bottom you will see different types of DERs,
select what you need then search.
Mr. David
Parkins is American Kestrel's icing DER. He is authorized as follows:
Authorized Regulations: Delegated functions and authorized
areas per Order
8110.37F
14 CFR Part
23/25/27/29 --
Appendix A Chart B -
Powerplant - (Ice Protection)
Part 23 - Full Auth:A6, B6, C6, D6, E6. Limitation:None
Part 25 - Full Auth:A6, B6, C6, D6, E6, F6. Limitation:None
Special Authority: Authorized for Agusta Westland AW609 certification basis
Part 27 - Full Auth:A6, B6, C6, D6, E6. Limitation:None
Part 29 - Full Auth:A6, B6, C6, D6, E6, F6. Limitation:None
Special Authority: Authorized for Agusta Westland AW609 certification basis
14 CFR Part
23/25/27/29/35 --
Appendix A Chart C1 -
Systems and Equipment - Mechanical
Equipment - (Icing)
Part 23 - Full Auth:C1, C2, C4, C6. Limitation:None
Part 25 - Full Auth:C1, C2, C4, C6. Limitation:None
Special Authority: Authorized for Agusta Westland AW609 certification basis
Part 27 - Full Auth:C1, C2, C4, C6. Limitation:None
Part 29 - Full Auth:C1, C2, C4, C6. Limitation:None
Special Authority: Authorized for Agusta Westland AW609 certification basis
Part 35 - Full Auth:C1, C2, C4, C6. Limitation:None
14 CFR Part
23/25/27/29 --
Appendix A Chart G -
Flight Analyst - (Ice Protection System)
Part 23 - Full Auth:J1, J2, J4, J5, J7. Limitation: None
Part 25 - Full Auth:J1, K1, J2, K2, J4, K4, J5, K5, J7, K7. Limitation:None
Special Authority: Authorized for Agusta Westland AW609 certification
basis
Part 27 - Full Auth:J1, J2, J4, J5, J7. Limitation: None
Part 29 - Full Auth:J1, K1, J2, K2, J4, K4, J5, K5, J7, K7. Limitation:None
Special Authority: Authorized for Agusta Westland AW609 certification
basis
The above picture was
taken at the Mt. Washington Observatory. Information about the
observatory can be found at http://www.mountwashington.org. The Mount Washington
Observatory is a private, non-profit, membership
organization created to:
- Observe and record the
extreme weather conditions of Mount Washington.
- Conduct scientific
research at that location.
- Devise educational
programs that foster the appreciation of the science, history and
natural history of the White Mountains.
- Promote public safety
in the White Mountains.
Over the years a
substantial amount of work has been performed at the observatory that
is directly aimed at or applicable to aircraft icing, aviation weather
forecasting, sensor development and aviation safety. The top picture is
a composite photograph taken from the top of Mt. Washington.
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