Regulations last checked for updates: Feb 11, 2026

Title 14 - Aeronautics and Space last revised: Dec 19, 2026
§ 29.661 - Rotor blade clearance.

There must be enough clearance between the rotor blades and other parts of the structure to prevent the blades from striking any part of the structure during any operating condition.

[Amdt. 29-3, 33 FR 967, Jan. 26, 1968]
authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40113, 44701-44702, 44704
source: Docket No. 5084, 29 FR 16150, Dec. 3, 1964, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 14 CFR 29.661