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F37 Sub committees
F37.10 Glider
F37.20 Airplane
F37.30 Power Parachute
F37.40 Weight Shift
F37.50 Gyroplane
F37.60 Lighter than Air
F37.70 Cross Cutting
Engines
Props
Airframe Emergency Parachutes Powrachute Sky Rascal
Fixed Base Operator
Noise
Airpark
F37.70.10 Hang Glider and Paraglider Tandem Operations Task Group
F37.90 Executive
Example of Documents (PPC sub committee)
F 2244 Design and Performance
F 2240 Quality Control and Design Documentation
F 2243 Required Product Information
F 2242 Production Acceptance Testing
F 2241 Continued Airworthiness