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Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: November 8, 2024) |
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Title 14 - Aeronautics and Space |
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Chapter I - Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation |
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SubChapter C - Aircraft |
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Part 29 - Airworthiness Standards: Transport Category Rotorcraft |
| Subpart A - General |
| § 29.1 - Applicability. |
| § 29.2 - Special retroactive requirements. |
| Subpart B - Flight |
| Flight Characteristics |
| § 29.141 - General. |
| § 29.143 - Controllability and maneuverability. |
| § 29.151 - Flight controls. |
| § 29.161 - Trim control. |
| § 29.171 - Stability: general. |
| § 29.173 - Static longitudinal stability. |
| § 29.175 - Demonstration of static longitudinal stability. |
| § 29.177 - Static directional stability. |
| § 29.181 - Dynamic stability: Category A rotorcraft. |
| General |
| § 29.21 - Proof of compliance. |
| § 29.25 - Weight limits. |
| § 29.27 - Center of gravity limits. |
| § 29.29 - Empty weight and corresponding center of gravity. |
| § 29.31 - Removable ballast. |
| § 29.33 - Main rotor speed and pitch limits. |
| Miscellaneous Flight Requirements |
| § 29.251 - Vibration. |
| Ground and Water Handling Characteristics |
| § 29.231 - General. |
| § 29.235 - Taxiing condition. |
| § 29.239 - Spray characteristics. |
| § 29.241 - Ground resonance. |
| Performance |
| § 29.45 - General. |
| § 29.49 - Performance at minimum operating speed. |
| § 29.51 - Takeoff data: general. |
| § 29.53 - Takeoff: Category A. |
| § 29.55 - Takeoff decision point (TDP): Category A. |
| § 29.59 - Takeoff path: Category A. |
| § 29.60 - Elevated heliport takeoff path: Category A. |
| § 29.61 - Takeoff distance: Category A. |
| § 29.62 - Rejected takeoff: Category A. |
| § 29.63 - Takeoff: Category B. |
| § 29.64 - Climb: General. |
| § 29.65 - Climb: All engines operating. |
| § 29.67 - Climb: One engine inoperative (OEI). |
| § 29.71 - Helicopter angle of glide: Category B. |
| § 29.75 - Landing: General. |
| § 29.77 - Landing Decision Point (LDP): Category A. |
| § 29.79 - Landing: Category A. |
| § 29.81 - Landing distance: Category A. |
| § 29.83 - Landing: Category B. |
| § 29.85 - Balked landing: Category A. |
| § 29.87 - Height-velocity envelope. |
| Subpart C - Strength Requirements |
| General |
| § 29.301 - Loads. |
| § 29.303 - Factor of safety. |
| § 29.305 - Strength and deformation. |
| § 29.307 - Proof of structure. |
| § 29.309 - Design limitations. |
| Control Surface and System Loads |
| § 29.391 - General. |
| § 29.395 - Control system. |
| § 29.397 - Limit pilot forces and torques. |
| § 29.399 - Dual control system. |
| § 29.411 - Ground clearance: tail rotor guard. |
| § 29.427 - Unsymmetrical loads. |
| Fatigue Evaluation |
| § 29.571 - Fatigue Tolerance Evaluation of Metallic Structure. |
| § 29.573 - Damage Tolerance and Fatigue Evaluation of Composite Rotorcraft Structures. |
| Flight Loads |
| § 29.321 - General. |
| § 29.337 - Limit maneuvering load factor. |
| § 29.339 - Resultant limit maneuvering loads. |
| § 29.341 - Gust loads. |
| § 29.351 - Yawing conditions. |
| § 29.361 - Engine torque. |
| Ground Loads |
| § 29.471 - General. |
| § 29.473 - Ground loading conditions and assumptions. |
| § 29.475 - Tires and shock absorbers. |
| § 29.477 - Landing gear arrangement. |
| § 29.479 - Level landing conditions. |
| § 29.481 - Tail-down landing conditions. |
| § 29.483 - One-wheel landing conditions. |
| § 29.485 - Lateral drift landing conditions. |
| § 29.493 - Braked roll conditions. |
| § 29.497 - Ground loading conditions: landing gear with tail wheels. |
| § 29.501 - Ground loading conditions: landing gear with skids. |
| § 29.505 - Ski landing conditions. |
| § 29.511 - Ground load: unsymmetrical loads on multiple-wheel units. |
| Emergency Landing Conditions |
| § 29.561 - General. |
| § 29.562 - Emergency landing dynamic conditions. |
| § 29.563 - Structural ditching provisions. |
| Water Loads |
| § 29.519 - Hull type rotorcraft: Water-based and amphibian. |
| § 29.521 - Float landing conditions. |
| Main Component Requirements |
| § 29.547 - Main and tail rotor structure. |
| § 29.549 - Fuselage and rotor pylon structures. |
| § 29.551 - Auxiliary lifting surfaces. |
| Subpart D - Design and Construction |
| External Loads |
| § 29.865 - External loads. |
| Floats and Hulls |
| § 29.751 - Main float buoyancy. |
| § 29.753 - Main float design. |
| § 29.755 - Hull buoyancy. |
| § 29.757 - Hull and auxiliary float strength. |
| Personnel and Cargo Accommodations |
| § 29.771 - Pilot compartment. |
| § 29.773 - Pilot compartment view. |
| § 29.775 - Windshields and windows. |
| § 29.777 - Cockpit controls. |
| § 29.779 - Motion and effect of cockpit controls. |
| § 29.783 - Doors. |
| § 29.785 - Seats, berths, litters, safety belts, and harnesses. |
| § 29.787 - Cargo and baggage compartments. |
| § 29.801 - Ditching. |
| § 29.803 - Emergency evacuation. |
| § 29.805 - Flight crew emergency exits. |
| § 29.807 - Passenger emergency exits. |
| § 29.809 - Emergency exit arrangement. |
| § 29.811 - Emergency exit marking. |
| § 29.812 - Emergency lighting. |
| § 29.813 - Emergency exit access. |
| § 29.815 - Main aisle width. |
| § 29.831 - Ventilation. |
| § 29.833 - Heaters. |
| General |
| § 29.601 - Design. |
| § 29.602 - Critical parts. |
| § 29.603 - Materials. |
| § 29.605 - Fabrication methods. |
| § 29.607 - Fasteners. |
| § 29.609 - Protection of structure. |
| § 29.610 - Lightning and static electricity protection. |
| § 29.611 - Inspection provisions. |
| § 29.613 - Material strength properties and design values. |
| § 29.619 - Special factors. |
| § 29.621 - Casting factors. |
| § 29.623 - Bearing factors. |
| § 29.625 - Fitting factors. |
| § 29.629 - Flutter and divergence. |
| § 29.631 - Bird strike. |
| Fire Protection |
| § 29.851 - Fire extinguishers. |
| § 29.853 - Compartment interiors. |
| § 29.855 - Cargo and baggage compartments. |
| § 29.859 - Combustion heater fire protection. |
| § 29.861 - Fire protection of structure, controls, and other parts. |
| § 29.863 - Flammable fluid fire protection. |
| Landing Gear |
| § 29.723 - Shock absorption tests. |
| § 29.725 - Limit drop test. |
| § 29.727 - Reserve energy absorption drop test. |
| § 29.729 - Retracting mechanism. |
| § 29.731 - Wheels. |
| § 29.733 - Tires. |
| § 29.735 - Brakes. |
| § 29.737 - Skis. |
| Control Systems |
| § 29.671 - General. |
| § 29.672 - Stability augmentation, automatic, and power-operated systems. |
| § 29.673 - Primary flight controls. |
| § 29.674 - Interconnected controls. |
| § 29.675 - Stops. |
| § 29.679 - Control system locks. |
| § 29.681 - Limit load static tests. |
| § 29.683 - Operation tests. |
| § 29.685 - Control system details. |
| § 29.687 - Spring devices. |
| § 29.691 - Autorotation control mechanism. |
| § 29.695 - Power boost and power-operated control system. |
| Rotors |
| § 29.653 - Pressure venting and drainage of rotor blades. |
| § 29.659 - Mass balance. |
| § 29.661 - Rotor blade clearance. |
| § 29.663 - Ground resonance prevention means. |
| External Load Attaching Means |
| Miscellaneous |
| § 29.871 - Leveling marks. |
| § 29.873 - Ballast provisions. |
| Subpart E - Powerplant |
| Oil System |
| § 29.1011 - Engines: general. |
| § 29.1013 - Oil tanks. |
| § 29.1015 - Oil tank tests. |
| § 29.1017 - Oil lines and fittings. |
| § 29.1019 - Oil strainer or filter. |
| § 29.1021 - Oil system drains. |
| § 29.1023 - Oil radiators. |
| § 29.1025 - Oil valves. |
| § 29.1027 - Transmission and gearboxes: general. |
| Powerplant Fire Protection |
| § 29.1181 - Designated fire zones: regions included. |
| § 29.1183 - Lines, fittings, and components. |
| § 29.1185 - Flammable fluids. |
| § 29.1187 - Drainage and ventilation of fire zones. |
| § 29.1189 - Shutoff means. |
| § 29.1191 - Firewalls. |
| § 29.1193 - Cowling and engine compartment covering. |
| § 29.1194 - Other surfaces. |
| § 29.1195 - Fire extinguishing systems. |
| § 29.1197 - Fire extinguishing agents. |
| § 29.1199 - Extinguishing agent containers. |
| § 29.1201 - Fire extinguishing system materials. |
| § 29.1203 - Fire detector systems. |
| Exhaust System |
| § 29.1121 - General. |
| § 29.1123 - Exhaust piping. |
| § 29.1125 - Exhaust heat exchangers. |
| Cooling |
| § 29.1041 - General. |
| § 29.1043 - Cooling tests. |
| § 29.1045 - Climb cooling test procedures. |
| § 29.1047 - Takeoff cooling test procedures. |
| § 29.1049 - Hovering cooling test procedures. |
| General |
| § 29.901 - Installation. |
| § 29.903 - Engines. |
| § 29.907 - Engine vibration. |
| § 29.908 - Cooling fans. |
| Rotor Drive System |
| § 29.917 - Design. |
| § 29.921 - Rotor brake. |
| § 29.923 - Rotor drive system and control mechanism tests. |
| § 29.927 - Additional tests. |
| § 29.931 - Shafting critical speed. |
| § 29.935 - Shafting joints. |
| § 29.939 - Turbine engine operating characteristics. |
| Induction System |
| § 29.1091 - Air induction. |
| § 29.1093 - Induction system icing protection. |
| § 29.1101 - Carburetor air preheater design. |
| § 29.1103 - Induction systems ducts and air duct systems. |
| § 29.1105 - Induction system screens. |
| § 29.1107 - Inter-coolers and after-coolers. |
| § 29.1109 - Carburetor air cooling. |
| Fuel System |
| § 29.951 - General. |
| § 29.952 - Fuel system crash resistance. |
| § 29.953 - Fuel system independence. |
| § 29.954 - Fuel system lightning protection. |
| § 29.955 - Fuel flow. |
| § 29.957 - Flow between interconnected tanks. |
| § 29.959 - Unusable fuel supply. |
| § 29.961 - Fuel system hot weather operation. |
| § 29.963 - Fuel tanks: general. |
| § 29.965 - Fuel tank tests. |
| § 29.967 - Fuel tank installation. |
| § 29.969 - Fuel tank expansion space. |
| § 29.971 - Fuel tank sump. |
| § 29.973 - Fuel tank filler connection. |
| § 29.975 - Fuel tank vents and carburetor vapor vents. |
| § 29.977 - Fuel tank outlet. |
| § 29.979 - Pressure refueling and fueling provisions below fuel level. |
| Powerplant Controls and Accessories |
| § 29.1141 - Powerplant controls: general. |
| § 29.1142 - Auxiliary power unit controls. |
| § 29.1143 - Engine controls. |
| § 29.1145 - Ignition switches. |
| § 29.1147 - Mixture controls. |
| § 29.1151 - Rotor brake controls. |
| § 29.1157 - Carburetor air temperature controls. |
| § 29.1159 - Supercharger controls. |
| § 29.1163 - Powerplant accessories. |
| § 29.1165 - Engine ignition systems. |
| Fuel System Components |
| § 29.991 - Fuel pumps. |
| § 29.993 - Fuel system lines and fittings. |
| § 29.995 - Fuel valves. |
| § 29.997 - Fuel strainer or filter. |
| § 29.999 - Fuel system drains. |
| § 29.1001 - Fuel jettisoning. |
| Subpart F - Equipment |
| General |
| § 29.1301 - Function and installation. |
| § 29.1303 - Flight and navigation instruments. |
| § 29.1305 - Powerplant instruments. |
| § 29.1307 - Miscellaneous equipment. |
| § 29.1309 - Equipment, systems, and installations. |
| § 29.1316 - Electrical and electronic system lightning protection. |
| § 29.1317 - High-intensity Radiated Fields (HIRF) Protection. |
| Electrical Systems and Equipment |
| § 29.1351 - General. |
| § 29.1353 - Energy storage systems. |
| § 29.1355 - Distribution system. |
| § 29.1357 - Circuit protective devices. |
| § 29.1359 - Electrical system fire and smoke protection. |
| § 29.1363 - Electrical system tests. |
| Miscellaneous Equipment |
| § 29.1431 - Electronic equipment. |
| § 29.1433 - Vacuum systems. |
| § 29.1435 - Hydraulic systems. |
| § 29.1439 - Protective breathing equipment. |
| § 29.1457 - Cockpit voice recorders. |
| § 29.1459 - Flight data recorders. |
| § 29.1461 - Equipment containing high energy rotors. |
| Lights |
| § 29.1381 - Instrument lights. |
| § 29.1383 - Landing lights. |
| § 29.1385 - Position light system installation. |
| § 29.1387 - Position light system dihedral angles. |
| § 29.1389 - Position light distribution and intensities. |
| § 29.1391 - Minimum intensities in the horizontal plane of forward and rear position lights. |
| § 29.1393 - Minimum intensities in any vertical plane of forward and rear position lights. |
| § 29.1395 - Maximum intensities in overlapping beams of forward and rear position lights. |
| § 29.1397 - Color specifications. |
| § 29.1399 - Riding light. |
| § 29.1401 - Anticollision light system. |
| Safety Equipment |
| § 29.1411 - General. |
| § 29.1413 - Safety belts: passenger warning device. |
| § 29.1415 - Ditching equipment. |
| § 29.1419 - Ice protection. |
| Instruments: Installation |
| § 29.1321 - Arrangement and visibility. |
| § 29.1322 - Warning, caution, and advisory lights. |
| § 29.1323 - Airspeed indicating system. |
| § 29.1325 - Static pressure and pressure altimeter systems. |
| § 29.1327 - Magnetic direction indicator. |
| § 29.1329 - Automatic pilot and flight guidance system. |
| § 29.1331 - Instruments using a power supply. |
| § 29.1333 - Instrument systems. |
| § 29.1335 - Flight director systems. |
| § 29.1337 - Powerplant instruments. |
| Subpart G - Operating Limitations and Information |
| § 29.1501 - General. |
| Rotorcraft Flight Manual |
| § 29.1581 - General. |
| § 29.1583 - Operating limitations. |
| § 29.1585 - Operating procedures. |
| § 29.1587 - Performance information. |
| § 29.1589 - Loading information. |
| Operating Limitations |
| § 29.1503 - Airspeed limitations: general. |
| § 29.1505 - Never-exceed speed. |
| § 29.1509 - Rotor speed. |
| § 29.1517 - Limiting height-velocity envelope. |
| § 29.1519 - Weight and center of gravity. |
| § 29.1521 - Powerplant limitations. |
| § 29.1522 - Auxiliary power unit limitations. |
| § 29.1523 - Minimum flight crew. |
| § 29.1525 - Kinds of operations. |
| § 29.1527 - Maximum operating altitude. |
| § 29.1529 - Instructions for Continued Airworthiness. |
| Markings and Placards |
| § 29.1541 - General. |
| § 29.1543 - Instrument markings: general. |
| § 29.1545 - Airspeed indicator. |
| § 29.1547 - Magnetic direction indicator. |
| § 29.1549 - Powerplant instruments. |
| § 29.1551 - Oil quantity indicator. |
| § 29.1553 - Fuel quantity indicator. |
| § 29.1555 - Control markings. |
| § 29.1557 - Miscellaneous markings and placards. |
| § 29.1559 - Limitations placard. |
| § 29.1561 - Safety equipment. |
| § 29.1565 - Tail rotor. |
| Appendix A to Part 29 - Instructions for Continued Airworthiness |
| Appendix B to Part 29 - Airworthiness Criteria for Helicopter Instrument Flight |
| Appendix C to Part 29 - Icing Certification |
| Appendix D to Part 29 - Criteria for Demonstration of Emergency Evacuation Procedures Under § 29.803 |
| Appendix E to Part 29 - HIRF Environments and Equipment HIRF Test Levels |