ED-305 provides Information Security Guidance for VTOL (vertical take-off landing aircraft) and Collaborative Systems. This document addresses airworthiness security aspects while considering special condition and Means Of Compliance (MOC) issued by EASA for small category enhanced VTOL aircraft. In this context where means of compliance with the special condition VTOL are issued for airworthiness security aspects, this document provides a set of complementary methods and guidelines while following AMC 20-42 with tailoring for VTOL. This document is intended to guide applicant in its airworthiness security activities considering specificities of VTOL systems and relying on ED-202A, ED-203A, ED-204A and ED-206 guidance with adequate adaptation and tailoring.
As SC VTOL is limited to manned VTOL, this guidance is as well limited to manned VTOL. Unmanned VTOL is out of scope of this document.
Since the EASA means of compliance to VTOL.2500 are limited to category enhanced VTOL the guidance in this document is intended to that category of VTOL. Security risks on category basic VTOL are not managed in the frame of airworthiness security.
While unmanned VTOL is out of scope of this document, it is generally understood that the development of unmanned VTOL will require the development of Collaborative Systems. Collaborative Systems are not part of the SC-VTOL and associated MOC at the time of this document issue, thus this is currently out of scope of this document as well. In the future, when VTOL starts autonomous operation, collaborative systems should be included. Security considerations will become even more critical in the context of autonomous VTOL operation.
MOC 3 VTOL.2500 (b) and VTOL.2500 are applicable to small category enhanced VTOL aircraft.