{"schema":"https://ver.cy/schemas/card/1.0.0","id":"vr.tr.gaf-nomad","code":"thing-q205628","url":"https://ver.cy/models/thing/q205628/","name":"GAF Nomad","alternateNames":["N2 Nomad","GAF N22 Nomad","GAF N24 Nomad","GA18 Nomad","N24A Nomad","N24B Nomad"],"kind":"thing","status":"published","version":"0.1.0-research.1","language":"en","classifiers":{"family":"Thing Registry","category":"Physical world and living systems","entryKind":"thing","plane":"PHY","domain":["PHY.OBJ"],"industry":[],"navPath":"","tags":[],"facets":{}},"whatItIs":"The GAF Nomad is an Australian family of twin-turboprop, high-wing utility aircraft with short take-off and landing capability, developed by Government Aircraft Factories for civil and military transport.","purpose":"Enable an agent to identify the GAF Nomad aircraft family, distinguish its configurations, and determine what evidence is needed to assess an aircraft's condition and permitted use.","scope":{"in":["Nomad family identity and distinctions between N22 and N24 series configurations","Variant-specific airframe, engine, propeller and landing-gear configurations","Approved loading, cabin arrangements and mission installations","Configuration-dependent flight limitations and runway performance","Nomad-specific inspection, modification and airworthiness applicability"],"out":["General aircraft principles shared with the parent aircraft model","Standalone models of engines, propellers and avionics","Individual aircraft ownership histories and flight logs","Airline operations, crew licensing and airport management","Manufacturer corporate history and proposed successor aircraft"],"boundaries":[]},"distinguishingFeatures":["Require a documented GAF Nomad type and model identity; the word Nomad alone does not establish membership.","Resolve the precise designation rather than treating N22 and N24 series as interchangeable; CASA certificate 73-1 lists multiple approved models. [CASA type certificate](https://www.casa.gov.au/sites/default/files/2021-10/type-certificate-73-1.pdf)","Use the combination of high wing, twin turboprop propulsion and retractable wheeled landing gear as a preliminary recognition test, then verify identity against aircraft records.","Distinguish mission names and installed equipment from the underlying certificated model.","Treat an individual registration or serial number as an instance identifier, not a separate Nomad family."],"structure":{"bundles":[{"id":"nomad-identity-and-variants","name":"Nomad identity and variants","description":"Establish the family boundary and the precise configuration to which evidence applies.","layers":[{"id":"family-membership","name":"Family membership","description":"Connect registry identity to documented aircraft type identity.","findings":[{"id":"documented-nomad-identity","name":"Documented Nomad identity","description":"Require corroborating type and manufacturer evidence before assigning an aircraft to this entry.","questions":[{"text":"Which manufacturer plate, type document or military equivalent establishes this aircraft as a GAF Nomad?","id":"documented-nomad-identity-q01","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Does the supplied name identify the aircraft family, a model, a mission configuration or one aircraft?","id":"documented-nomad-identity-q02","kind":"boundary"}]}]},{"id":"variant-applicability","name":"Variant applicability","description":"Keep N22 and N24 series distinctions attached to configuration evidence.","findings":[{"id":"model-and-modification-baseline","name":"Model and modification baseline","description":"Establish the exact model and incorporated changes before transferring any specification between Nomads.","questions":[{"text":"What exact model designation and serial-number range govern this configuration?","id":"model-and-modification-baseline-q01","kind":"definition"},{"text":"Which documented differences in fuselage, loading or systems prevent using another Nomad variant's data?","id":"model-and-modification-baseline-q02","kind":"boundary"}]}]}]},{"id":"propulsion-and-aircraft-controls","name":"Propulsion and aircraft controls","description":"Represent the installed twin-turboprop system and its interfaces with Nomad flight and ground operation.","layers":[{"id":"engine-propeller-installations","name":"Engine and propeller installations","description":"Identify approved propulsion combinations and their operating evidence.","findings":[{"id":"propulsion-compatibility-and-limits","name":"Propulsion compatibility and limits","description":"Record each installed engine and propeller combination with the applicable controls, consumables and limitations.","questions":[{"text":"Which engine and propeller models are installed on each side, and what approves that combination on this Nomad?","id":"propulsion-compatibility-and-limits-q01","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which power, temperature, rotational-speed, fuel and lubricant limits apply to these installations?","id":"propulsion-compatibility-and-limits-q02","kind":"measurement"}]}]},{"id":"configuration-controls-and-warnings","name":"Configuration controls and warnings","description":"Capture evidence for flap, trim, landing-gear and propeller-control states.","findings":[{"id":"commanded-and-confirmed-states","name":"Commanded and confirmed states","description":"Separate selected positions from confirmed mechanical states and functioning warnings.","questions":[{"text":"What evidence confirms flap, trim and landing-gear state for the installed Nomad control configuration?","id":"commanded-and-confirmed-states-q01","kind":"measurement"},{"text":"Which approved checks and restrictions apply when a warning, indication or propeller-control function is defective?","id":"commanded-and-confirmed-states-q02","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"cabin-loading-and-mission-fit","name":"Cabin loading and mission fit","description":"Connect Nomad cabin arrangements and mission equipment to usable capacity and loading constraints.","layers":[{"id":"approved-interior-and-equipment","name":"Approved interior and equipment","description":"Identify the installed cabin arrangement and any special-mission changes.","findings":[{"id":"mission-fit-approval","name":"Mission fit approval","description":"Treat role labels as claims that require equipment and installation evidence.","questions":[{"text":"Which seating, cargo or mission equipment is installed, and which approved drawings or supplements define it?","id":"mission-fit-approval-q01","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Does a Searchmaster or other role designation describe this configuration, and what capability does the installed equipment actually provide?","id":"mission-fit-approval-q02","kind":"definition"}]}]},{"id":"payload-and-balance","name":"Payload and balance","description":"Represent loading limits using the actual variant and installed configuration.","findings":[{"id":"admissible-load-distribution","name":"Admissible load distribution","description":"Combine empty mass, equipment, occupants, cargo and fuel in the approved loading system.","questions":[{"text":"What current empty mass, loading stations, compartment limits and centre-of-gravity envelope apply?","id":"admissible-load-distribution-q01","kind":"measurement"},{"text":"Can the proposed passenger, cargo and fuel distribution remain within limits throughout the intended flight?","id":"admissible-load-distribution-q02","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"field-performance-and-flight-envelope","name":"Field performance and flight envelope","description":"Translate the Nomad's utility-aircraft role into condition-specific performance and operating evidence.","layers":[{"id":"takeoff-and-landing-evidence","name":"Takeoff and landing evidence","description":"Qualify field-performance values by aircraft configuration and operating conditions.","findings":[{"id":"runway-suitability","name":"Runway suitability","description":"Require the applicable manual's distance definitions and corrections when assessing a runway.","questions":[{"text":"Which approved charts give takeoff and landing distances for this Nomad variant, mass and flap setting?","id":"runway-suitability-q01","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"How do elevation, temperature, wind, slope, surface and obstacle assumptions affect the required distances?","id":"runway-suitability-q02","kind":"measurement"}]}]},{"id":"normal-and-degraded-envelope","name":"Normal and degraded envelope","description":"Connect speed, weather and engine-out constraints to the documented installation.","findings":[{"id":"configuration-dependent-flight-limits","name":"Configuration-dependent flight limits","description":"Preserve the distinction between published performance, operating limitations and capability under a failure condition.","questions":[{"text":"Which speed, flap, landing-gear and weather limitations apply after all relevant supplements and restrictions are considered?","id":"configuration-dependent-flight-limits-q01","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"What approved engine-out data supports the intended mass, altitude and temperature, and what remains unsubstantiated?","id":"configuration-dependent-flight-limits-q02","kind":"measurement"}]}]}]},{"id":"nomad-continuing-airworthiness","name":"Nomad continuing airworthiness","description":"Organize Nomad-specific structural, control-system and compliance evidence.","layers":[{"id":"structural-and-control-integrity","name":"Structural and control integrity","description":"Track inspection evidence for Nomad structural and flight-control areas identified by applicable instructions.","findings":[{"id":"inspection-and-repair-evidence","name":"Inspection and repair evidence","description":"Record findings, repairs and remaining obligations without inferring serviceability from an aircraft's appearance.","questions":[{"text":"Which stabiliser, aileron, wing-strut and associated control inspections apply to this serial number and modification state?","id":"inspection-and-repair-evidence-q01","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"What dated inspection results, approved repairs and next-due thresholds establish the condition of those areas?","id":"inspection-and-repair-evidence-q02","kind":"measurement"}]}]},{"id":"requirements-and-release","name":"Requirements and release","description":"Resolve regulatory requirements, service information and maintenance-release evidence separately.","findings":[{"id":"applicable-obligations-and-disposition","name":"Applicable obligations and disposition","description":"Determine the significance of each requirement using jurisdiction, revision, aircraft configuration and authorized sign-off.","questions":[{"text":"Which current airworthiness directives, life limits and mandatory maintenance requirements apply, and which service bulletins are advisory or incorporated by an obligation?","id":"applicable-obligations-and-disposition-q01","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which unresolved defect, overdue task or missing record requires maintenance referral or prevents an authorized release?","id":"applicable-obligations-and-disposition-q02","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"evidence-and-external-alignment","name":"Evidence and external alignment","description":"What the world already says about this thing, gathered so the model can be checked against it.","layers":[{"id":"reported-evidence","name":"Reported evidence","description":"Findings from the breadth pass, kept separate from the structural claims.","findings":[{"id":"evidence-confidence-notes","name":"Check these first","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these check these first hold for the sense of GAF Nomad this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-confidence-notes-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-kinds","name":"Kinds and varieties","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these kinds and varieties hold for the sense of GAF Nomad this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-kinds-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-identifiers","name":"Identifiers and schemes","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these identifiers and schemes hold for the sense of GAF Nomad this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-identifiers-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-real-world-use","name":"Real-world use","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these real-world use hold for the sense of GAF Nomad this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-real-world-use-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-measurements","name":"Typical measurements","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these typical measurements hold for the sense of GAF Nomad this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-measurements-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-failure-modes-and-hazards","name":"Failure modes and hazards","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these failure modes and hazards hold for the sense of GAF Nomad this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-failure-modes-and-hazards-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-regional-variation","name":"Regional variation","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these regional variation hold for the sense of GAF Nomad this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-regional-variation-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-neighbours","name":"Neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart hold for the sense of GAF Nomad this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-neighbours-q01","kind":"provenance"}]}]}]}]},"agentConduct":{"may":["Identify a Nomad aircraft and its variant from registration and documentation.","Report airworthiness status and history from official records."],"mustNot":["Recommend flight or loading without current airworthiness and maintenance records.","Override weight, balance or performance limits stated in the flight manual.","Present historical accident data as the status of a specific airframe."],"requiresHuman":["Decisions to fly, load or return an aircraft to service.","Changes to the aircraft's configuration or role."]},"ethics":{"considerations":["Utility aircraft serve remote communities and medical flights that depend on safe operation.","The type has a history of accidents, so accurate records protect crews and passengers."],"affectedParties":["Crews and passengers","Remote communities served","People on the ground"]},"owners":{"steward":"The registered owner or operator; the civil aviation authority holds the register.","roles":[],"masterSystems":["National civil aircraft registers"]},"relations":[{"target":"Q19309626","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"Q68072093","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"}],"interaction":{"identity":{"applicability":"required","items":["Vercy registry: vr.tr.gaf-nomad","Wikidata: Q205628 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q205628)"]},"properties":{"applicability":"required","items":["Certificated model: Exact designation from applicable type documentation","Aircraft-to-type identity: Manufacturer plate and serial number linked to model and approval records","Installed propulsion configuration: Left and right engine, propeller and control-system models with modification status","Airframe dimensions: Length, wingspan and height in m, qualified by variant and configuration","Mass and centre-of-gravity envelope: kg and centre-of-gravity position in the approved datum system","Approved cabin arrangement: Documented seating, cargo or special-mission arrangement","Takeoff and landing requirement: m, with mass, elevation, temperature, wind, surface and configuration","Flight-control and landing-gear condition: Verified serviceable, restricted, defective or unknown, with dated evidence","Continuing-airworthiness status: Applicable requirements satisfied, overdue, unresolved or unknown"]},"recognition":{"applicability":"required","items":["Twin turboprop engines mounted on a high, braced wing.","A boxy fuselage with a square rear cargo door and fixed tricycle landing gear.","A longer fuselage distinguishes the stretched variant from the short one."]},"capabilities":{"applicability":"required","items":["Resolve a reported Nomad identity to its documented model and configuration.","Retrieve applicable flight manuals, supplements and maintenance instructions.","Compare a proposed cabin or mission installation with approved configurations.","Evaluate proposed loading and runway use against configuration-specific approved data.","Identify missing inspection evidence or unresolved defects for qualified review.","Trace a proposed replacement component or modification to its installation approval."]},"hazards":{"applicability":"required","items":["Operating outside weight and balance limits degrades handling.","Structural or control issues on ageing airframes require strict inspection."]},"interfaces":{"applicability":"required","items":["Annex 8 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation, Airworthiness of Aircraft, International Civil Aviation Organization."]},"context":{"applicability":"required","items":["This aircraft family was developed for short-distance passenger and cargo transport, including operations serving remote communities and locations with short runways.","Civil and military examples have also served utility roles such as patrol, medical evacuation and liaison, depending on their equipment and approved configuration."]}},"sources":[{"title":"Wikidata item Q205628: GAF Nomad","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q205628","note":"identity and sense of the item"},{"title":"Wikipedia: GAF Nomad","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GAF_Nomad","note":"general description of the item"}],"openQuestions":["What exact certification basis, approved dimensions, masses and engine-propeller combinations apply to each Nomad model?","How do civil model designations, military designations and mission names map to one another without implying equivalent equipment or approvals?","Which current directives and structural life or inspection limits apply across serial numbers and modification states?","Which approved flight manuals and supplements establish short-field, engine-out and weather capabilities for each configuration?","What documented boundary separates original Nomads, approved conversions and proposed successor designs such as the GA18?"],"resources":{"spec":"/models/things/publications/thing-q205628/spec.json"},"provenance":{"origin":"thing registry research (pass 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