[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: 14CFR27.71]



[Page 573]

 

                     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. 27.71  Glide performance.



    For single-engine helicopters and multiengine helicopters that do 

not meet the Category A engine isolation requirements of Part 29 of this 

chapter, the minimum rate of descent airspeed and the best angle-of-

glide airspeed must be determined in autorotation at--

    (a) Maximum weight; and

    (b) Rotor speed(s) selected by the applicant.



[Amdt. 27-21, 49 FR 44433, Nov. 6, 1984]