14 CFR 29.751
§ 29.751 Main float buoyancy.
United States · 14 CFR — Aeronautics and Space · Status: effective
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- 14 CFR 29.751, § 29.751 Main float buoyancy, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/54802
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(a) For main floats, the buoyancy necessary to support the maximum weight of the rotorcraft in fresh water must be exceeded by—
(1) 50 percent, for single floats; and
(2) 60 percent, for multiple floats.
(b) Each main float must have enough water-tight compartments so that, with any single main float compartment flooded, the mainfloats will provide a margin of positive stability great enough to minimize the probability of capsizing.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.