Definition of Maximum Characteristic Dimension (DCM)

In plain language

DCM stands for Maximum Characteristic Dimension. For airplanes, it is the wingspan; for helicopters, the rotor diameter; and for multirotors, the maximum distance between the tips of opposite propellers.

Requirement as structured

Defines DCM (Maximum Characteristic Dimension) as wingspan, rotor diameter, or maximum distance between propeller tips for multirotors.

Original regulatory text

(1) DCM (Dimensión característica máxima); por ejemplo, envergadura, diámetro del rotor o, en el caso de un multirrotor, distancia máxima entre puntas de hélice.

Applies when

country

Spain

regulatory category

Specific