[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: 14CFR23.29]



[Page 183]

 

                     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. 23.29  Empty weight and corresponding center of gravity.



    (a) The empty weight and corresponding center of gravity must be 

determined by weighing the airplane with--

    (1) Fixed ballast;

    (2) Unusable fuel determined under Sec. 23.959; and

    (3) Full operating fluids, including--

    (i) Oil;

    (ii) Hydraulic fluid; and

    (iii) Other fluids required for normal operation of airplane 

systems, except potable water, lavatory precharge water, and water 

intended for injection in the engines.

    (b) The condition of the airplane at the time of determining empty 

weight must be one that is well defined and can be easily repeated.



[Doc. No. 4080, 29 FR 17955, Dec. 18, 1964; 30 FR 258, Jan. 9, 1965, as 

amended by Amdt. 23-21, 43 FR 2317, Jan. 16, 1978]