[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 14, Volume 1]

[Revised as of January 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 14CFR23.233]



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                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE

 

CHAPTER I--FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

 

PART 23_AIRWORTHINESS STANDARDS: NORMAL, UTILITY, ACROBATIC, AND 

COMMUTER CATEGORY AIRPLANES--Table of Contents

 

                            Subpart B_Flight

 

Sec. 23.233  Directional stability and control.



    (a) A 90 degree cross-component of wind velocity, demonstrated to be 

safe for taxiing, takeoff, and landing must be established and must be 

not less than 0.2 VSO.

    (b) The airplane must be satisfactorily controllable in power-off 

landings at normal landing speed, without using brakes or engine power 

to maintain a straight path until the speed has decreased to at least 50 

percent of the speed at touchdown.

    (c) The airplane must have adequate directional control during 

taxiing.



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    (d) Seaplanes must demonstrate satisfactory directional stability 

and control for water operations up to the maximum wind velocity 

specified in paragraph (a) of this section.



[Doc. No. 4080, 29 FR 17955, Dec. 18, 1964, as amended by Amdt. 23-45, 

58 FR 42159, Aug. 6, 1993; Amdt. 23-50, 61 FR 5192, Feb. 9, 1996]