[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: 14CFR23.69]



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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. 23.69  Enroute climb/descent.



    (a) All engines operating. The steady gradient and rate of climb 

must be determined at each weight, altitude, and ambient temperature 

within the operational limits established by the applicant with--

    (1) Not more than maximum continuous power on each engine;

    (2) The landing gear retracted;

    (3) The wing flaps retracted; and

    (4) A climb speed not less than 1.3 VS1.

    (b) One engine inoperative. The steady gradient and rate of climb/

descent must be determined at each weight, altitude, and ambient 

temperature within the operational limits established by the applicant 

with--

    (1) The critical engine inoperative and its propeller in the minimum 

drag position;

    (2) The remaining engine(s) at not more than maximum continuous 

power;

    (3) The landing gear retracted;

    (4) The wing flaps retracted; and

    (5) A climb speed not less than 1.2 VS1.



[Doc. No. 27807, 61 FR 5187, Feb. 9, 1996]