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14 CFR 23.2145

§ 23.2145 Stability.

United States · 14 CFR — Aeronautics and Space · Status: effective

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14 CFR 23.2145, § 23.2145 Stability, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/53898
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(a) Airplanes not certified for aerobatics must— (1) Have static longitudinal, lateral, and directional stability in normal operations; (2) Have dynamic short period and Dutch roll stability in normal operations; and (3) Provide stable control force feedback throughout the operating envelope. (b) No airplane may exhibit any divergent longitudinal stability characteristic so unstable as to increase the pilot's workload or otherwise endanger the airplane and its occupants.

Legislative history

This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.