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Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: May 6, 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 27 - Airworthiness Standards: Normal Category Rotorcraft |
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Subpart B - Flight |
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Performance |
§ 27.71 - Autorotation performance.
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§ 27.71 Autorotation performance.
For single-engine helicopters and multiengine helicopters that do not meet the Category A engine isolation requirements of Part 29 of this chapter, the minimum rate of descent airspeed and the best angle-of-glide airspeed must be determined in autorotation at -
(a) Maximum weight; and
(b) Rotor speed(s) selected by the applicant.
[Amdt. 27-21, 49 FR 44433, Nov. 6, 1984]