{"data":{"id":"us/14-cfr-29.751","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"14 CFR 29.751","heading":"Main float buoyancy.","body":"(a) For main floats, the buoyancy necessary to support the maximum weight of the rotorcraft in fresh water must be exceeded by—\n(1) 50 percent, for single floats; and\n(2) 60 percent, for multiple floats.\n(b) Each main float must have enough water-tight compartments so that, with any single main float compartment flooded, the mainfloats will provide a margin of positive stability great enough to minimize the probability of capsizing.","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 D—Design and Construction"],"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":"f7dc8ad0df957bd48e3f02acfe0309cc02acd95737775211998b26e5c9b48020","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/14-cfr-29.737","next":"us/14-cfr-29.753"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}