[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 14, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 14CFR27.29]

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                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE
 
CHAPTER I--FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 27--AIRWORTHINESS STANDARDS: NORMAL CATEGORY ROTORCRAFT--Table of Contents
 
                            Subpart B--Flight
 
Sec. 27.29  Empty weight and corresponding center of gravity.

    (a) The empty weight and corresponding center of gravity must be 
determined by weighing the rotorcraft without the crew and payload, but 
with--
    (1) Fixed ballast;
    (2) Unusable fuel; and
    (3) Full operating fluids, including--
    (i) Oil;
    (ii) Hydraulic fluid; and
    (iii) Other fluids required for normal operation of roto-craft 
systems, except water intended for injection in the engines.
    (b) The condition of the rotorcraft at the time of determining empty 
weight must be one that is well defined and can be easily repeated, 
particularly with respect to the weights of fuel, oil, coolant, and 
installed equipment.

(Secs. 313(a), 601, 603, 604, and 605 of the Federal Aviation Act of 
1958 (49 U.S.C. 1354(a), 1421, 1423, 1424, and 1425); and sec. 6(c) of 
the Dept. of Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. 1655(c)))

[Doc. No. 5074, 29 FR 15695, Nov. 24, 1964, as amended by Amdt. 27-14, 
43 FR 2324, Jan. 16, 1978]

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