[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: 14CFR36.805]

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                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE
 
CHAPTER I--FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 36--NOISE STANDARDS: AIRCRAFT TYPE AND AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATION--Table of Contents
 
                         Subpart H--Helicopters
 
Sec. 36.805  Noise limits.

    (a) Compliance with the noise levels prescribed under part D of 
appendix H of this part, or under part D of appendix J of this part, 
must be shown for helicopters for which application for issuance of a 
type certificate in the primary, normal, transport, or restricted 
category is made on or after March 6, 1986.
    (b) For helicopters covered by this section, except as provided in 
paragraph (c) or (d)(2) of this section, it must be shown either:
    (1) For those helicopters demonstrating compliance under appendix H 
of this part, the noise levels of the helicopter are no greater than the 
applicable limits prescribed under section H36.305 of appendix H of this 
part, or
    (2) For helicopters demonstrating compliance under appendix J of 
this part, the noise level of the helicopter is no greater than the 
limit prescribed under section J36.305 of appendix J of this part.
    (c) For helicopters for which application for issuance of an 
original type certificate in the primary, normal, transport, or 
restricted category is made on or after March 6, 1986, and which the FAA 
finds to be the first civil version of a helicopter that was designed 
and constructed for, and accepted for operational use by, an Armed Force 
of the United States or the U.S. Coast Guard on or before March 6, 1986, 
it must be shown that the noise levels of the helicopter are no greater 
than the noise limits for a change in type design as specified in 
section H36.305(a)(1)(ii) of appendix H of this part for compliance 
demonstrated under appendix H of this part, or as specified in section 
J36.305 of appendix J of this part for compliance demonstrated under 
appendix J of this part. Subsequent civil versions of any such 
helicopter must meet the Stage 2 requirements.
    (d) Helicopters in the primary category:
    (1) Except as provided in paragraph (d)(2) of this section, for a 
helicopter

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for which application for a type certificate in the primary category is 
made, and that was not previously certificated under appendix H of this 
part, compliance with appendix H of this part must be shown.
    (2) For a helicopter that:
    (i) Has a normal or transport type certificate issued under this 
chapter,
    (ii) Has a standard airworthiness certificate issued under this 
chapter,
    (iii) Has not undergone an acoustical change from its type design,
    (iv) Has not previously been certificated under appendix H of this 
part, and
    (v) For which application for conversion to the primary category is 
made, no further showing of compliance with this part is required.

[Doc. No. 26910, 57 FR 42855, Sept. 16, 1992]

Subparts I-N [Reserved]