1. Regulations
  2. title 14
  3. chapter I
  4. part 27
  5. subpart C
  6. subjgrp 168
  7. § 27.411

View all text of Subjgrp 168 [§ 27.391 - § 27.427]

§ 27.411 - Ground clearance: tail rotor guard.

(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.

AUTHORITY: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40113, 44701-44702, 44704.

SOURCE: Docket No. 5074, 29 FR 15695, Nov. 24, 1964, unless otherwise noted.

CITE AS: 14 CFR 27.411