14 CFR 25.631
§ 25.631 Bird strike damage.
United States · 14 CFR — Aeronautics and Space · Status: effective
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- 14 CFR 25.631, § 25.631 Bird strike damage, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/54091
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The empennage structure must be designed to assure capability of continued safe flight and landing of the airplane after impact with an 8-pound bird when the velocity of the airplane (relative to the bird along the airplane's flight path) is equal to VC at sea level, selected under § 25.335(a). Compliance with this section by provision of redundant structure and protected location of control system elements or protective devices such as splitter plates or energy absorbing material is acceptable. Where compliance is shown by analysis, tests, or both, use of data on airplanes having similar structural design is acceptable.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.