Oui, allo, désolé, j'étais occupé à rien faire.
C'est en fait un élément de non réponse que nous livre la FAA :
The DC-3 is frequently considered the first production transport airplane. It seated 21 passengers and had a gross weight of just over 25,000 pounds. During the same era, the largest “light twin,” the Beech 18, weighed about 8,000 pounds fully loaded. Legend has it that the originators of CAR 3 selected a reasonable weight division of 13,000 pounds that was roughly between what they considered the largest “small” airplane and the smallest “large” airplane. Because 13,000 pounds is an ‘unlucky number’ legend goes on to say the originators of CAR 3 selected 12,500 pounds as a division point. Whether this legend is accurate or not it has merit in its illustration that the division of products by weight may make sense when looking at existing products, but the approach loses validity as products evolve beyond what was envisioned.
Bref, même eux on pas l'air de trop savoir...
C'est extrait de (p16) :
www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/avs/offices/air/directorates_field/small_airplanes/media/CPS_Part_23.pdf