14 CFR 25.457
§ 25.457 Wing flaps.
United States · 14 CFR — Aeronautics and Space · Status: effective
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- 14 CFR 25.457, § 25.457 Wing flaps, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/54043
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Wing flaps, their operating mechanisms, and their supporting structures must be designed for critical loads occurring in the conditions prescribed in § 25.345, accounting for the loads occurring during transition from one flap position and airspeed to another.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.