[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 14, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 14CFR29.71]

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                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE
 
CHAPTER I--FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 29_AIRWORTHINESS STANDARDS: TRANSPORT CATEGORY ROTORCRAFT--Table 
of Contents
 
                            Subpart B_Flight
 
Sec.  29.71  Helicopter angle of glide: Category B.

    For each category B helicopter, except multiengine helicopters 
meeting the requirements of Sec.  29.67(b) and the powerplant 
installation requirements of category A, the steady angle of glide must 
be determined in autorotation--
    (a) At the forward speed for minimum rate of descent as selected by 
the applicant;
    (b) At the forward speed for best glide angle;
    (c) At maximum weight; and
    (d) At the rotor speed or speeds selected by the applicant.

[Amdt. 29-12, 41 FR 55471, Dec. 20, 1976]