14 CFR 27.411
§ 27.411 Ground clearance: tail rotor guard.
United States · 14 CFR — Aeronautics and Space · Status: effective
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- 14 CFR 27.411, § 27.411 Ground clearance: tail rotor guard, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/54459
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(a) It must be impossible for the tail rotor to contact the landing surface during a normal landing.
(b) If a tail rotor guard is required to show compliance with paragraph (a) of this section—
(1) Suitable design loads must be established for the guard; and
(2) The guard and its supporting structure must be designed to withstand those loads.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.