Regulations last checked for updates: Feb 10, 2026

Title 14 - Aeronautics and Space last revised: Dec 19, 2026
§ 33.37 - Ignition system.

Each spark ignition engine must have a dual ignition system with at least two spark plugs for each cylinder and two separate electric circuits with separate sources of electrical energy, or have an ignition system of equivalent in-flight reliability.

authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701, 44702, 44704
source: Docket No. 3025, 29 FR 7453, June 10, 1964, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 14 CFR 33.37