§ 91.817. Civil aircraft sonic boom.
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/us/cfr/t14/s§ 91.817·A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.
(a)No person may operate a civil aircraft in the United States at a true flight Mach number greater than 1 except in compliance with conditions and limitations in an authorization to exceed Mach 1 issued to the operator in accordance with § 91.818.
(b)In addition, no person may operate a civil aircraft for which the maximum operating limit speed MM0 exceeds a Mach number of 1, to or from an airport in the United States, unless—
(1)Information available to the flight crew includes flight limitations that ensure that flights entering or leaving the United States will not cause a sonic boom to reach the surface within the United States; and
(2)The operator complies with the flight limitations prescribed in paragraph (b)(1) of this section or complies with conditions and limitations in an authorization to exceed Mach 1 issued in accordance with § 91.818. (Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 2120-0005) [Docket 18334, 54 FR 34321, Aug. 18, 1989, as amended by Amdt. 91-362, 86 FR 3792, Jan. 15, 2021]
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§ 91.817
Civil aircraft sonic boom.
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