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§ 27.341 Gust loads.

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Title 14—Aeronautics and Space > CHAPTER I—FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION > SUBCHAPTER C—AIRCRAFT > PART 27—AIRWORTHINESS STANDARDS: NORMAL CATEGORY ROTORCRAFT > Subpart C—Strength Requirements > Flight Loads

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The rotorcraft must be designed to withstand, at each critical airspeed including hovering, the loads resulting from a vertical gust of 30 feet per second.

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