[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: 14CFR31.55] [Page 767] TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE CHAPTER I--FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PART 31_AIRWORTHINESS STANDARDS: MANNED FREE BALLOONS--Table of Contents Subpart D_Design Construction Sec. 31.55 Deflation means. There must be a means to allow emergency deflation of the envelope so as to allow a safe emergency landing. If a system other than a manual system is used, the reliability of the system used must be substantiated. [Amdt. 31-2, 30 FR 3377, Mar. 13, 1965]