Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: November 8, 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 D - Design and Construction |
Control Surfaces |
§ 23.659 - Mass balance.
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§ 23.659 Mass balance.
The supporting structure and the attachment of concentrated mass balance weights used on control surfaces must be designed for -
(a) 24 g normal to the plane of the control surface;
(b) 12 g fore and aft; and
(c) 12 g parallel to the hinge line.