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§ 27.2 

27.1325

Static pressure systems. 

27.1327

Magnetic direction indicator. 

27.1329

Automatic pilot and flight guidance 

system. 

27.1337

Powerplant instruments. 

E

LECTRICAL

S

YSTEMS AND

E

QUIPMENT

 

27.1351

General. 

27.1353

Energy storage systems. 

27.1357

Circuit protective devices. 

27.1361

Master switch. 

27.1365

Electric cables. 

27.1367

Switches. 

L

IGHTS

 

27.1381

Instrument lights. 

27.1383

Landing lights. 

27.1385

Position light system installation. 

27.1387

Position light system dihedral an-

gles. 

27.1389

Position light distribution and in-

tensities. 

27.1391

Minimum intensities in the hori-

zontal plane of forward and rear position 
lights. 

27.1393

Minimum intensities in any vertical 

plane of forward and rear position lights. 

27.1395

Maximum intensities in overlapping 

beams of forward and rear position 
lights. 

27.1397

Color specifications. 

27.1399

Riding light. 

27.1401

Anticollision light system. 

S

AFETY

E

QUIPMENT

 

27.1411

General. 

27.1413

Safety belts. 

27.1415

Ditching equipment. 

27.1419

Ice protection. 

27.1435

Hydraulic systems. 

27.1457

Cockpit voice recorders. 

27.1459

Flight data recorders. 

27.1461

Equipment containing high energy 

rotors. 

Subpart G—Operating Limitations and 

Information 

27.1501

General. 

O

PERATING

L

IMITATIONS

 

27.1503

Airspeed limitations: general. 

27.1505

Never-exceed speed. 

27.1509

Rotor speed. 

27.1519

Weight and center of gravity. 

27.1521

Powerplant limitations. 

27.1523

Minimum flight crew. 

27.1525

Kinds of operations. 

27.1527

Maximum operating altitude. 

27.1529

Instructions for Continued Air-

worthiness. 

M

ARKINGS AND

P

LACARDS

 

27.1541

General. 

27.1543

Instrument markings: general. 

27.1545

Airspeed indicator. 

27.1547

Magnetic direction indicator. 

27.1549

Powerplant instruments. 

27.1551

Oil quantity indicator. 

27.1553

Fuel quantity indicator. 

27.1555

Control markings. 

27.1557

Miscellaneous markings and plac-

ards. 

27.1559

Limitations placard. 

27.1561

Safety equipment. 

27.1565

Tail rotor. 

R

OTORCRAFT

F

LIGHT

M

ANUAL AND

A

PPROVED

 

M

ANUAL

M

ATERIAL

 

27.1581

General. 

27.1583

Operating limitations. 

27.1585

Operating procedures. 

27.1587

Performance information. 

27.1589

Loading information. 

A

PPENDIX

A 

TO

P

ART

27—I

NSTRUCTIONS FOR

 

C

ONTINUED

A

IRWORTHINESS

 

A

PPENDIX

B 

TO

P

ART

27—A

IRWORTHINESS

C

RI

-

TERIA

FOR

H

ELICOPTER

I

NSTRUMENT

 

F

LIGHT

 

A

PPENDIX

C 

TO

P

ART

27—C

RITERIA FOR

C

AT

-

EGORY

A 

A

PPENDIX

D 

TO

P

ART

27—HIRF E

NVIRON

-

MENTS AND

E

QUIPMENT

HIRF T

EST

L

EV

-

ELS

 

A

UTHORITY

: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40113, 

44701–44702, 44704. 

S

OURCE

: Docket No. 5074, 29 FR 15695, Nov. 

24, 1964, unless otherwise noted. 

Subpart A—General 

§ 27.1

Applicability. 

(a) This part prescribes airworthiness 

standards for the issue of type certifi-
cates, and changes to those certifi-
cates, for normal category rotorcraft 
with maximum weights of 7,000 pounds 
or less and nine or less passenger seats. 

(b) Each person who applies under 

Part 21 for such a certificate or change 
must show compliance with the appli-
cable requirements of this part. 

(c) Multiengine rotorcraft may be 

type certified as Category A provided 
the requirements referenced in appen-
dix C of this part are met. 

[Doc. No. 5074, 29 FR 15695, Nov. 24, 1964, as 
amended by Amdt. 27–33, 61 FR 21906, May 10, 
1996; Amdt. 27–37, 64 FR 45094, Aug. 18, 1999] 

§ 27.2

Special retroactive require-

ments. 

(a) For each rotorcraft manufactured 

after September 16, 1992, each applicant 
must show that each occupant’s seat is 

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