# 14 C.F.R. § 29.337 (2026): Limit maneuvering load factor

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## Section

- **Citation:** 14 C.F.R. § 29.337 (2026)
- **Heading:** Limit maneuvering load factor
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 14 CFR: Aeronautics and Space / Chapter I: FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION / Part 29: AIRWORTHINESS STANDARDS: TRANSPORT CATEGORY ROTORCRAFT / Subpart C: Strength Requirements / § 29.337: § 29.337   Limit maneuvering load factor.

## Text

The rotorcraft must be designed for—
(a) A limit maneuvering load factor ranging from a positive limit of 3.5 to a negative limit of −1.0; or
(b) Any positive limit maneuvering load factor not less than 2.0 and any negative limit maneuvering load factor of not less than −0.5 for which—
(1) The probability of being exceeded is shown by analysis and flight tests to be extremely remote; and
(2) The selected values are appropriate to each weight condition between the design maximum and design minimum weights.
[Doc. No. 5084, 29 FR 16150, Dec. 3, 1964, as amended by Amdt. 27-26, 55 FR 8002, Mar. 6, 1990]

## Nearby sections

- [14 C.F.R. § 29.301 (2026) § 29.301   Loads.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T14_P29_S29_301.md)
- [14 C.F.R. § 29.303 (2026) § 29.303   Factor of safety.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T14_P29_S29_303.md)
- [14 C.F.R. § 29.305 (2026) § 29.305   Strength and deformation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T14_P29_S29_305.md)
- [14 C.F.R. § 29.307 (2026) § 29.307   Proof of structure.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T14_P29_S29_307.md)
- [14 C.F.R. § 29.309 (2026) § 29.309   Design limitations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T14_P29_S29_309.md)
- [14 C.F.R. § 29.321 (2026) § 29.321   General.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T14_P29_S29_321.md)
- [14 C.F.R. § 29.337 (2026) § 29.337   Limit maneuvering load factor.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T14_P29_S29_337.md)
- [14 C.F.R. § 29.339 (2026) § 29.339   Resultant limit maneuvering loads.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T14_P29_S29_339.md)
- [14 C.F.R. § 29.341 (2026) § 29.341   Gust loads.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T14_P29_S29_341.md)
- [14 C.F.R. § 29.351 (2026) § 29.351   Yawing conditions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T14_P29_S29_351.md)
- [14 C.F.R. § 29.361 (2026) § 29.361   Engine torque.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T14_P29_S29_361.md)
- [14 C.F.R. § 29.391 (2026) § 29.391   General.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T14_P29_S29_391.md)
- [14 C.F.R. § 29.395 (2026) § 29.395   Control system.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T14_P29_S29_395.md)
- [14 C.F.R. § 29.397 (2026) § 29.397   Limit pilot forces and torques.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T14_P29_S29_397.md)

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