[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: 14CFR27.29]



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                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE

 

CHAPTER I--FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

 

PART 27_AIRWORTHINESS STANDARDS: NORMAL CATEGORY ROTORCRAFT--Table 

of Contents

 

                            Subpart B_Flight

 

Sec. 27.29  Empty weight and corresponding center of gravity.



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

determined by weighing the rotorcraft without the crew and payload, but 

with--

    (1) Fixed ballast;

    (2) Unusable fuel; and

    (3) Full operating fluids, including--

    (i) Oil;

    (ii) Hydraulic fluid; and

    (iii) Other fluids required for normal operation of roto-craft 

systems, except water intended for injection in the engines.

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

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

particularly with respect to the weights of fuel, oil, coolant, and 

installed equipment.



(Secs. 313(a), 601, 603, 604, and 605 of the Federal Aviation Act of 

1958 (49 U.S.C. 1354(a), 1421, 1423, 1424, and 1425); and sec. 6(c) of 

the Dept. of Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. 1655(c)))



[Doc. No. 5074, 29 FR 15695, Nov. 24, 1964, as amended by Amdt. 27-14, 

43 FR 2324, Jan. 16, 1978]



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