§ Mr. Onslowasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the latest forecast available in his Department of the likely certification date of the Lear Fan aircraft.
§ Mr. ButlerFollowing a further failure of the fuselage during static testing, the company has announced that it now plans, initially, to obtain a certificate of airworthiness for an unpressurised aircraft. This will be followed by a supplementary certificate for a fully pressurised aircraft. The company's latest forecast is that the initial certificate will be obtained by mid-November 1984 and the supplementary certificate by mid-February 1985.