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§ 29.601 Design.

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Title 14 CFR: Aeronautics and Space › Chapter I: FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Part 29: AIRWORTHINESS STANDARDS: TRANSPORT CATEGORY ROTORCRAFT › Subpart D: Design and Construction › § 29.601: § 29.601 Design.

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(a) The rotorcraft may have no design features or details that experience has shown to be hazardous or unreliable.

(b) The suitability of each questionable design detail and part must be established by tests.

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