§ 29.751. Main float buoyancy.
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/us/cfr/t14/s§ 29.751·A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.
(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. [Doc. No. 5084, 29 FR 16150, Dec. 3, 1964, as amended by Amdt. 29-3, 33 FR 967, Jan. 26, 1968]