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14 CFR 23.2230: Limit and ultimate loads.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 14—Aeronautics and Space
- CHAPTER I—FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
- SUBCHAPTER C—AIRCRAFT
- PART 23—AIRWORTHINESS STANDARDS: NORMAL CATEGORY AIRPLANES
- Subpart C—Structures
The applicant must determine—
(a) The limit loads, which are equal to the structural design loads unless otherwise specified elsewhere in this part; and
(b) The ultimate loads, which are equal to the limit loads multiplied by a 1.5 factor of safety unless otherwise specified elsewhere in this part.
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