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As part of its ongoing work supporting the Federal Aviation Administration to develop a Special Federal Aviation Regulation for small Unmanned Aircraft Systems, ASTM International Committee F38 on Unmanned Air Vehicle Systems is currently working on a proposed registration and marking standard. ASTM WK27055 , Specification for the Registration and Marking of Unmanned Aircraft System, is under the…, Technical Contact:, Rocky Gmeiner, Raytheon Co., Arlington, Va.; Phone: 703-284-4308; regmeiner@raytheon.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Daniel Schultz, Phone: 610-832-9716; dschultz@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #8609
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ASTM International Committee F38 on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) was recently requested by the Federal Aviation Administration to assist with the development of industry consensus standards to support the integration of small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) into the U.S. national airspace system (NAS). Following a model that was successfully used for the integration of light sport aircraft…
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The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has selected ASTM International Committee F38 on Unmanned Aircraft Systems to develop industry standards for small unmanned aircraft systems. These standards will allow sUAS to file and fly missions in the national airspace alongside manned aircraft. According to Rocklin Gmeiner, director, federal/civil programs, Raytheon, and chairman of F38.01, one of…, Technical Contact:, Rocklin Gmeiner, Raytheon Co., Arlington, Va., Phone: 703-284-4308, regmeiner@raytheon.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Daniel Schultz, Phone: 610-832-9716; dschultz@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #8507/Feb2010
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Standards will Support Special Federal Aviation Regulations ASTM International has been selected by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration as one of the standards development organizations that will develop small unmanned aircraft system, or sUAS, standards intended to support new FAA regulations. This activity will take place in ASTM Committee F38 on Unmanned Aircraft Systems, where members…, Technical Contact:, James Jewell, UAV MarketSpace Inc., Bath, Pa., Phone: 610-910-4029 ; james@uavm.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Daniel Schultz, Phone: 610-832-9716; dschultz@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #844 5/Dec2009
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ASTM International Committee F38 on Unmanned Aircraft Systems will meet at ASTM International Headquarters on Wednesday and Thursday, July 22 and 23. The meeting will open with a briefing on the small UAS (sUAS) landscape from FAA and F38, and discussion on standards needed to support regulatory efforts. This is based on the recommendations of the FAA’s sUAS Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC…
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The presence of lead in toys and other consumer products continues to make headlines. The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act, a United States law enacted in August 2008, addresses the lead issue and makes provisions for the use of X-ray spectrometry in testing for lead content. To aid the toy and consumer products industries in using X-ray spectrometry for lead detection and meet the…
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Subcommittee F38.01 on Airworthiness, part of ASTM International Committee F38 on Unmanned Air Vehicle Systems, has approved a new standard for flight authority and is currently working on a proposed standard that covers UAS recovery systems. Subcommittee F38.01 welcomes participation in its ongoing standards development activities. ASTM F2690 - Flight Authority Gerry Marsters, president,…
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ASTM International Committee F40 on Declarable Substances in Materials has approved its first test method, F2617 , Test Method for Identification and Quantification of Chromium, Bromine, Cadmium, Mercury and Lead in Polymeric Material Using Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectrometry. The new standard is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee F40.01 on Test Methods. ASTM F2617 describes a method for…
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A new ASTM International standard will assist industry with a communication tool in order to comply with the European Union's Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals, more commonly referred to as REACH. ASTM F2725, Standard Guide for European Union's Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals (REACH) Supply Chain Information Exchange, was developed by Subcommittee F40…