Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: April 5, 2024) |
Title 14 - Aeronautics and Space |
Chapter I - Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation |
SubChapter C - Aircraft |
Part 23 - Airworthiness Standards: Normal, Utility, Acrobatic, and Commuter Category Airplanes |
Subpart C - Structure |
Ground Loads |
§ 23.505 - Supplementary conditions for skiplanes.
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§ 23.505 Supplementary conditions for skiplanes.
In determining ground loads for skiplanes, and assuming that the airplane is resting on the ground with one main ski frozen at rest and the other skis free to slide, a limit side force equal to 0.036 times the design maximum weight must be applied near the tail assembly, with a factor of safety of 1.
[Amdt. 23-7, 34 FR 13090, Aug. 13, 1969]