Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, each applicant for an airworthiness certificate under this subpart must show that his aircraft is identified as prescribed in § 45.11.
Paragraph (a) of this section does not apply to applicants for the following:
A special flight permit.
An experimental certificate for an aircraft not issued for the purpose of operating amateur-built aircraft, operating primary kit-built aircraft, or operating light-sport aircraft.
A change from one airworthiness classification to another, for an aircraft already identified as prescribed in § 45.11.