[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: 14CFR25.29]



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                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE

 

CHAPTER I--FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

 

PART 25_AIRWORTHINESS STANDARDS: TRANSPORT CATEGORY AIRPLANES--Table 

of Contents

 

                            Subpart B_Flight

 

Sec. 25.29  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. 25.959; 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 fluids 

intended for injection in the engine.

    (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. 5066, 29 FR 18291, Dec. 24, 1964, as amended by Amdt. 25-42, 

43 FR 2320, Jan. 16, 1978; Amdt. 25-72, 55 FR 29774, July 20, 1990]