14 CFR 27.411 - Ground clearance: tail rotor guard.

Regulations last checked for updates: May 21, 2024

Title 14 - Aeronautics and Space last revised: May 07, 2024

§ 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