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In the civil aviation certification the software has an unlike treatment due to its peculiarities and also for being a relatively new item. There is no specific software certification requirement in the FAR – FAR 33.28 is the only section that mentions the word software. The FAA recognizes the considerations presented in RTCA/DO-178B as an acceptable means for approval of software used in airborne systems for civil aviation. The CTA/IFI/CAvC, responsible for the type certification in Brazil, has been applying RTCA/DO-178B since it was issued. The purpose of this paper is to present the experience of CTA in applying DO-178B, focusing on those technical issues that were source of controversy among certification authorities and industries. This paper is relevant at present time as RTCA and EUROCAE have recently organized a Special Committee intending to issue DO-178C by the end of 2008.
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Sakugawa, B., Cury, E., Yano, E.T. (2005). Airborne Software Concerns in Civil Aviation Certification. In: Maziero, C.A., Gabriel Silva, J., Andrade, A.M.S., de Assis Silva, F.M. (eds) Dependable Computing. LADC 2005. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 3747. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11572329_7
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