Title 14 - Aeronautics and Space
Volume: 1Date: 2024-01-01Original Date: 2024-01-01Title: Section 29.71 - Helicopter angle of glide: Category B.Context:
Title 14 - Aeronautics and Space. CHAPTER I - FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. SUBCHAPTER C - AIRCRAFT. PART 29 - AIRWORTHINESS STANDARDS: TRANSPORT CATEGORY ROTORCRAFT. Subpart B - Flight. - Performance.
§ 29.71
Helicopter angle of glide: Category B.
For each category B helicopter, except multiengine helicopters meeting the requirements of § 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]