If the injury-causing aspect of the aviation product was, at the time of manufacture, in compliance with a mandatory government contract specification relating to design, this is an absolute defense and the aviation product is deemed not defective for that reason. If the specification related to warnings or instructions, the aviation product is deemed not defective for that reason.
S.D. Codified Laws § 21-63-8
Product in compliance with mandatory government contract specification
Source: SL 2011, ch 113, § 8.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.