{"data":{"id":"us/14-cfr-29.411","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"14 CFR 29.411","heading":"Ground clearance: tail rotor guard.","body":"(a) It must be impossible for the tail rotor to contact the landing surface during a normal landing.\n(b) If a tail rotor guard is required to show compliance with paragraph (a) of this section—\n(1) Suitable design loads must be established for the guard: and\n(2) The guard and its supporting structure must be designed to withstand those loads.","path":["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"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-14.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:20Z","sha256":"6644d908bfe512ce098326e1e8bcf76ce12e8209d048789595e84c82f661cede","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/14-cfr-29.399","next":"us/14-cfr-29.427"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}