{"data":{"id":"us/14-cfr-31.61","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"14 CFR 31.61","heading":"Static discharge.","body":"Unless shown not to be necessary for safety, there must be appropriate bonding means in the design of each balloon using flammable gas as a lifting means to ensure that the effects of static discharges will not create a hazard.","path":["Title 14—Aeronautics and Space","CHAPTER I—FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","SUBCHAPTER C—AIRCRAFT","PART 31—AIRWORTHINESS STANDARDS: MANNED FREE BALLOONS","Subpart D—Design 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":"f8cdb449c7d792b0bc00e596e7c4da1b7c65acdce28a6e4a4e53a4e7446dfa78","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/14-cfr-31.59","next":"us/14-cfr-31.63"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}