GroundRules
14 CFR 29.411: Ground clearance: tail rotor guard.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 14—Aeronautics and Space
- CHAPTER I—FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
- SUBCHAPTER C—AIRCRAFT
- PART 29—AIRWORTHINESS STANDARDS: TRANSPORT CATEGORY ROTORCRAFT
- Subpart C—Strength Requirements
(a) It must be impossible for the tail rotor to contact the landing surface during a normal landing.
(b) If a tail rotor guard is required to show compliance with paragraph (a) of this section—
(1) Suitable design loads must be established for the guard: and
(2) The guard and its supporting structure must be designed to withstand those loads.
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