14 CFR § 29.71 - Helicopter angle of glide: Category B.

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title: "14 CFR § 29.71 - Helicopter angle of glide: Category B."
title_number: 14
title_name: "Aeronautics and Space"
section_number: "29.71"
section_name: "Helicopter angle of glide: Category B."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "AIRCRAFT"
part_number: "29"
part_name: "AIRWORTHINESS STANDARDS: TRANSPORT CATEGORY ROTORCRAFT"
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last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40113, 44701-44702, 44704."
regulatory_source: "Docket No. 5084, 29 FR 16150, Dec. 3, 1964, unless otherwise noted."
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# 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]