The type-certified Bristell B23 holds EASA CS-23 and FAA Part 23 type certificates — and the Bristell UL/LSA family is approved from Germany to Australia. Every date below is verifiable, and the matrix keeps growing: further certifications are always in work.
The latest first — and every date here is the same date you'll find in the matrix below.
EASA approves the B23-915 IFR's protection system against direct lightning strike effects. This completes the aircraft's IFR certification for operations in IMC. Flight into known icing conditions is prohibited.
Read the storyThe most powerful B23 joins the EASA type certificate.
Read the storyThe B23-912 becomes the first FAA Part 23 type-certified Bristell, opening the U.S. training market.
Read the storyThe South African CAA accepts the B23 family — a fifth continent in the matrix.
EASA certifies the B23-915 IFR — instrument flight in a Bristell becomes official.
Read the storyThe Classic with the Rotax 916 iS is approved as a German ultralight — powered by Rotax's most powerful engine.
Read the storyThe CAA UK issues its own type certificate for the B23-912 and B23-915iS.
The turbocharged B23-915iS is added to the EASA type certificate.
Read the storyCASA accepts the Bristell B23-912 and B23-915iS for Australia.
The LSA family receives its German DAEC Kennblatt — approval for Europe's largest ultralight market.
The Bristell B23 is type-certified under EASA CS-23. Bangladesh accepts the type the same month.
The retractable-gear Bristell RG earns its Australian type certificate.
Underlined dates open a scan of the certificate (where on file).
| Authority | B23-912 Rotax 912 ULS | B23-915iS Rotax 915 iS | B23-915 IFR Rotax 915 iS · IFR | B23-912iS Rotax 912 iS | B23-916iS Rotax 916 iS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EASA | 12/2025 | ||||
| FAA | 09/2025 | In progress | In progress | In progress | In progress |
| CAA UK | — | ||||
| CASA | — | — | — | ||
| Bangladesh | — | — | |||
| South Africa | — |
B23-915 IFR is approved for IFR operations in IMC (EASA 12/2024, lightning strike protection 04/2026). The approval does not include flight into known icing conditions.
| Authority | LSA Rotax 912 ULS / 912 iS · Fixed | LSA-915 Rotax 915 iS · Fixed | LSA-K Rotax 912 ULS / 912 iS · Fixed | LSA-K-915 Rotax 915 iS · Fixed | LSA-K-916 Rotax 916 iS · Fixed | LSA-K-RG Rotax 912 ULS / 912 iS · Retract | LSA-K-RG-915 Rotax 915 iS · Retract | LSA-K-RG-916 Rotax 916 iS · Retract | RG Rotax 912 ULS · Retract | Bristell derivatives Early models (2011) | ELSA Rotax 912 ULS · Fixed | LSA Trademark registration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany DAEC | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Australia RAA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10/2011 | — | — | |
| Brazil | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10/2012 |
| Iran CAO | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10/2017 | — |
Bristell Certification Matrix · Data source: BRM AERO Certification Dept. · Updated April 2026
Yes. The B23-915 IFR is approved for IFR operations in IMC under EASA CS-23.
No. Flight into known icing conditions is prohibited, as it is for other single-engine aircraft in this class.
Complete under EASA CS-23. The final element, protection against direct lightning strike, was approved by EASA in April 2026. FAA Part 23 type certification of this variant is separate and still in progress.
A type certificate is more than a stamp. It means an independent aviation authority has examined the design, the testing and the documentation of an aircraft — and put its own name behind it. The Bristell B23 was designed from its first line for exactly that scrutiny by the world's two leading authorities: it is type-certified under EASA CS-23, and under FAA Part 23 on the B23-912. And the B23-912 is the first, not the last — FAA Part 23 certification of further B23 variants is in progress, and we keep extending the matrix authority by authority.
The UL/LSA family takes the same discipline to national authorities. The same aircraft flies as an Ultralight (UL) in Europe and as a Light Sport Aircraft (LSA) elsewhere — approved by Germany's DAEC for Europe's largest ultralight market, by Australia's RAA, and country by country as the matrix above shows. In the United States, the FAA's MOSAIC framework additionally opens the Bristell M-line to Sport Pilots.
And it goes further than the aircraft. BRM AERO holds an EASA Design Organisation Approval and a Production Organisation Approval. In plain words: EASA has approved not only our aircraft, but the organisation that designs them and the factory that builds them — it stands behind our engineering and our production line alike. It is why every date in the matrix above comes with paperwork behind it.
