CS-27 Amdt 10 - Small Rotorcraft (Feb 2023)

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CS 27.955 Fuel flow
CS 27.1549 Powerplant instruments
CS 27.1399 Riding light
CS 27.671 General
CS 27.1021 Oil system drains
CS 27.663 Ground resonance prevention means
CS 27.931 Shafting critical speed
AMC 27 General
CS 27.1458 Lightweight flight recorder
AMC1 27.251 Vibration
SUBPART F — EQUIPMENT
FLIGHT LOADS
SUBPART E – POWERPLANT
AMC1 27.853(c) Compartment interiors
CS 27.927 Additional tests
CS 27.561 General
CS 27.681 Limit load static tests
CS 27.45 General
CS 27.321 General
CS 27.1093 Induction system icing protection
CS 27.923 Rotor drive system and control mechanism tests
CS 27.855 Cargo and baggage compartments
CS 27.1353 Storage battery design and installation
CS 27.601 Design
AMC1 27.307 Proof of structure
CS 27.397 Limit pilot forces and torques
CS 27.691 Autorotation control mechanism
CS 27.753 Main float design
CS 27.1470 Emergency locator transmitter (ELT)
CS 27.1365 Electric cables
ROTORS
CS 27.562 Emergency landing dynamic conditions
CS 27.1415 Ditching equipment
Disclaimer
AMC No 2 to CS 27.865 External loads
CS 27.1337 Powerplant instruments
AMC 27.807(d) Underwater emergency exits for passengers
CS 27.609 Protection of structure
AMC No 1 to CS 27.865 Class D (Human External Cargo) for Operations within Europe
CS 27.755 Hulls
GM1 27.1337(e) Powerplant instruments
CS 27.1435 Hydraulic systems
CS 27.1316 Electrical and electronic system lightning protection
SUBPART D — DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
CS 27.771 Pilot compartment
CS 27.1583 Operating limitations
Appendix C -- Criteria for Category A
CS 27.1383 Landing lights
AMC1 27.1521 Powerplant limitations
CS 27.629 Flutter
CS 27.787 Cargo and baggage compartments
GENERAL
AMC1 27.395 Control system
FIRE PROTECTION
CS 27.339 Resultant limit manoeuvring loads
CS 27.685 Control system details
CS 27.33 Main rotor speed and pitch limits
CS 27.303 Factor of safety
CS 27.351 Yawing conditions
CONTROL SYSTEMS
CS 27.672 Stability augmentation, automatic, and power-operated systems
AMC1 27.965 Fuel tank tests
CS 27.954 Fuel system lightning protection
CS 27.475 Tyres and shock absorbers
CS 27.1043 Cooling tests
EMERGENCY LANDING CONDITIONS
GM1 27.1302 Explanatory material
CS 27.1397 Colour specifications
MARKINGS AND PLACARDS
CS 27.1461 Equipment containing high energy rotors
GENERAL
AMC2 27.1555 Control markings
CS 27.805 Flight crew emergency exits
CS 27.999 Fuel system drains
LIGHTS
LANDING GEAR
AMC1 27.1045 Cooling test procedures
FLIGHT CHARACTERISTICS
AMC1 27.903(d) Engines
CS 27.71 Glide performance
CS 27.1189 Shut-off means
CS 27.1143 Engine controls
MG 1 Certification procedure for rotorcraft avionics equipment
CS 27.143 Controllability and manoeuvrability
CS 27.723 Shock absorption tests
AMC1 27.1301 Function and installation
CS 27.729 Retracting mechanism
CS 27.1541 General
CS 27.951 General
CS 27.239 Spray characteristics
SUBPART C – STRENGTH REQUIREMENTS
AMC1 27.427 Unsymmetrical loads
GENERAL
AMC 27.1319 Equipment, systems and network information security protection
AMC1 27.923 Rotor drive system and control mechanism tests
AMC1 27.1505 Never-exceed speed
CS 27.251 Vibration
CS 27.973 Fuel tank filler connection
CS 27.27 Centre of gravity limits
CS 27.997 Fuel strainer or filter
CS 27.1305 Powerplant instruments
AMC 27.1411 Safety equipment - General
CS 27.1509 Rotor speed
CS 27.1501 General
CS 27.659 Mass balance
POWERPLANT CONTROLS AND ACCESSORIES
CS 27.1525 Kinds of operations
CS 27.1 Applicability
AMC1 27.787 Cargo and baggage compartments
AMC1 27.1305(l)(2) Powerplant instruments
SUBPART A — GENERAL
CS 27.479 Level landing conditions
AMC 27.1415 Ditching equipment
CS 27.235 Taxying condition
CS 27.1367 Switches
CS 27.621 Casting factors
CS 27.549 Fuselage, landing gear, and rotor pylon structures
GENERAL
CS 27.1381 Instrument lights
CS 27.1551 Oil quantity indicator
AMC1 27.571 Fatigue evaluation of flight structure
CS 27.1519 Weight and centre of gravity
CS 27.1351 General
CS 27.865 External loads
CS 27.1557 Miscellaneous markings and placards
CS 27.963 Fuel tanks: general
CS 27.427 Unsymmetrical loads
CS 27.141 General
CS 27.1183 Lines, fittings, and components
CS 27.563 Structural ditching and emergency flotation provisions
AMC 27.1470 Emergency locator transmitters (ELTs)
SUBPART G – OPERATING LIMITATIONS AND INFORMATION
CS 27.631 Bird strike
CS 27.1553 Fuel quantity indicator
CS 27.737 Skis
PERFORMANCE
CS 27.965 Fuel tank tests
CS 27.1327 Magnetic direction indicator
CS 27.1385 Position light system installation
CS 27.773 Pilot compartment view
AMC1 27.607 Fasteners
CS 27.395 Control system
CS 27.301 Loads
Incorporated amendments
MG4 Full Authority Digital Electronic Controls (FADEC)
CS 27.481 Tail-down landing conditions
CS 27.1123 Exhaust piping
CS 27.695 Power boost and power-operated control system
CS 27.1323 Airspeed indicating system
CS 27.779 Motion and effect of cockpit controls
CS 27.871 Levelling marks
AMC1 27.613 Material strength properties and design values
CS 27.727 Reserve energy absorption drop test
CS 27.505 Ski landing conditions
CS 27.1019 Oil strainer or filter
ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM
CS 27.777 Cockpit controls
CS 27.1041 General
CS 27.1555 Control markings
Note from the editor
CS 27.935 Shafting joints
CS 27.785 Seats, berths, safety belts, and harnesses
MG 16 Certification guidance for rotorcraft Night Vision Imaging System (NVIS) aircraft lighting systems
CS 27.307 Proof of structure
CS 27.1503 Airspeed limitations: general
CS 27.861 Fire protection of structure, controls, and other parts
CS 27.953 Fuel system independence
CS 27.921 Rotor brake
CS 27.611 Inspection provisions
CS 27.602 Critical parts
CS 27.605 Fabrication methods
CS 27.975 Fuel tank vents
CS 27.231 General
CS 27.917 Design
CS 27.959 Unusable fuel supply
CS 27.1547 Magnetic direction indicator
CS 27.1389 Position light distribution and intensities
CS 27.29 Empty weight and corresponding centre of gravity
CS 27.1013 Oil tanks
CS 27.1302 Installed systems and equipment for use by the crew members
CS 27.1543 Instrument markings: general
CS 27.1457 Cockpit voice recorders
CS 27.241 Ground resonance
CS 27.1017 Oil lines and fittings
AMC1 27.1529 Instructions for continued airworthiness
CS 27.31 Removable ballast
CS 27.1322 Warning, caution, and advisory lights
CS 27.173 Static longitudinal stability
CS 27.1045 Cooling test procedures
CS 27.687 Spring devices
CS 27.673 Primary flight control
MISCELLANEOUS FLIGHT REQUIREMENTS
CS 27.337 Limit manoeuvring load factor
MG 21 Guidance on creating a system level Functional Hazard Assessment (FHA)
GROUND LOADS
CS 27.961 Fuel system hot weather operation
CS 27.853 Compartment interiors
CS 27.51 Take-off
AMC 27.805(c) Flight crew emergency exits
CS 27.1593 Exposure to volcanic cloud hazards
CS 27.1585 Operating procedures
CS 27.1301 Function and installation
CS 27.977 Fuel tank outlet
CS 27.177 Static directional stability
CS 27.521 Float landing conditions
CS 27.801 Ditching
FUEL SYSTEM COMPONENTS
AMC1 27.631 Bird strike
CS 27.305 Strength and deformation
AMC No 1 to CS 27.351 Yawing conditions
CS 27.391 General
CS 27.653 Pressure venting and drainage of rotor blades
Appendix A - Instructions for Continued Airworthiness
EXTERNAL LOADS
Appendix 2 -- Test specification rationale
CS 27.1321 Arrangement and visibility
CS 27.833 Heaters
AMC1 27.959 Unusable fuel supply
CS 27.1505 Never-exceed speed
GENERAL
CS 27.1523 Minimum flight crew
OIL SYSTEM
AMC1 27.1337(b) Powerplant instruments
FLOATS AND HULLS
CS 27.731 Wheels
CS 27.1141 Powerplant controls: general
CS 27.1413 Safety belts
GM2 27.1302 Examples of compliance matrices
MG5 Agricultural dispensing equipment installation
AMC 27.1593 Exposure to volcanic cloud hazards
MG 6 Emergency Medical Service (EMS) systems installations, including interior arrangements, equipment, Helicopter Terrain Awareness and Warning System (HTAWS), radio altimeter, and Flight Data Monitoring System (FDMS)
MAIN COMPONENT REQUIREMENTS
AMC2 27.801(e) and 27.802(c) Model test method for flotation stability
COOLING
AMC1 27.1093(b)(1)(i) Induction system icing protection
CS 27.733 Tyres
CS 27.497 Ground loading conditions: landing gear with tail wheels
CS 27.1121 General
CS 27.573 Damage Tolerance and Fatigue Evaluation of Composite Rotorcraft Structures
CS 27.969 Fuel tank expansion space
AMC1 27.610 Lightning and static electricity protection
CS 27.775 Windshields and windows
CS 27.501 Ground loading conditions: landing gear with skids
CS 27.1393 Minimum intensities in any vertical plane of forward and rear position lights
CS 27.1195 Fire detector systems
CS 27.1587 Performance information
CS 27.995 Fuel valves
CS 27.1317 High-Intensity Radiated Fields (HIRF) protection
CS 27.613 Material strength properties and design values
CONTROL SURFACE AND SYSTEM LOADS
CS 27.1559 Limitations placard
CS 27.21 Proof of compliance
CS 27.1163 Powerplant accessories
GROUND AND WATER HANDLING CHARACTERISTICS
CS 27.623 Bearing factors
FATIGUE EVALUATION
CS 27.341 Gust loads
CS 27.25 Weight limits
FUEL SYSTEM
CS 27.901 Installation
CS 27.1545 Airspeed indicator
CS 27.661 Rotor blade clearance
POWERPLANT FIRE PROTECTION
SAFETY EQUIPMENT
CS 27.735 Brakes
CS 27.967 Fuel tank installation
ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT
CS 27.751 Main float buoyancy
AMC 27.1302 Installed systems and equipment for use by the crew members
CS 27.483 One-wheel landing conditions
CS 27.863 Flammable fluid fire protection
AMC No 3 27.865 External loads operations using simple personnel-carrying device systems
CS 27.1565 Tail rotor
GENERAL
WATER LOADS
CS 27.1521 Powerplant limitations
AMC 27.783 Doors
CS 27.802 Emergency Flotation
CS 27.473 Ground loading conditions and assumptions
CS 27.471 General
AMC1 27.801 Ditching
CS 27.1335 Flight director systems
PERSONNEL AND CARGO ACCOMMODATIONS
CS 27.939 Turbine engine operating characteristics
CS 27.1091 Air induction
CS 27.477 Landing gear arrangement
CS 27.907 Engine vibration
CS 27.1581 General
Appendix D - HIRF Environments and Equipment HIRF Test Levels
CS 27.1307 Miscellaneous equipment
AMC No 2 to 27.351 Yaw manoeuvre conditions
ROTORCRAFT FLIGHT MANUAL AND APPROVED MANUAL MATERIAL
CS 27.1419 Ice protection
AMC 27.1561 Safety equipment
MISCELLANEOUS
CS 27.1395 Maximum intensities in overlapping beams of forward and rear position lights
AMC1 27.1555 Control markings
CS 27.399 Dual control system
CS 27.1319 Equipment, systems and network information security protection
AMC2 27.1337(e) Powerplant instruments
CS 27.675 Stops
CS 27.1561 Safety equipment
CS 27.547 Main rotor structure
CS 27.361 Engine torque
CS 27.49 Performance at minimum operating speed
CS 27.1411 General
CS 27.993 Fuel system lines and fittings
CS 27.831 Ventilation
CS 27.1194 Other surfaces
AMC 27.45 Performance General
CS 27.1529 Instructions for Continued Airworthiness
CS 27.873 Ballast provisions
CS 27.1145 Ignition switches
CS 27.1151 Rotor brake controls
CS 27.67 Climb: one-engine-inoperative
CS 27.1361 Master switch
CS 27.674 Interconnected controls
CS 27.75 Landing
CS 27.1011 Engines: general
CS 27.1303 Flight and navigation instruments
CS 27.783 Doors
SUBPART B – FLIGHT
Appendix 1 -- Worked example
CS 27.1325 Static pressure systems
CS 27.65 Climb: all-engines-operating
CS 27.1589 Loading information
CS 27.679 Control system locks
CS 27.603 Materials
CS 27.1027 Transmissions and gearboxes: general
CS 27.1527 Maximum operating altitude
CS 27.952 Fuel system crash resistance
CS 27.991 Fuel pumps
Preamble
CS 27.1357 Circuit protective devices
CS 27.1015 Oil tank tests
Appendix B - Airworthiness Criteria for Helicopter Instrument Flight
CS 27.625 Fitting factors
AMC1 27.1458 Lightweight flight recorder
CS 27.151 Flight controls
EXHAUST SYSTEM
CS 27.607 Fasteners
OPERATING LIMITATIONS
CS 27.2 Special Retroactive Requirements
CS 27.1391 Minimum intensities in the horizontal plane of forward and rear position lights
CS 27.1387 Position light system dihedral angles
CS 27.859 Heating systems
INDUCTION SYSTEM
CS 27.903 Engines
CS 27.175 Demonstration of static longitudinal stability
CS 27.1309 Equipment, systems, and installations
CS 27.1187 Ventilation and drainage
CS 27.493 Braked roll conditions
AMC1 27.337 Limit manoeuvring load factor
CS 27.1329 Automatic pilot system
CS 27.725 Limit drop test
CS 27.1193 Cowling and engine compartment covering
CS 27.161 Trim control
AMC 27.865 External Loads
AMC 27.802 Emergency Flotation
CS 27.411 Ground clearance: tail rotor guard
CS 27.485 Lateral drift landing conditions
Miscellaneous guidance
CS 27.1459 Flight recorders
CS 27.171 Stability: general
AMC 27.1302 APPENDIX 1: Related regulatory material and documents
MG 17 Guidance on analysing an Advanced Flight Controls (AdFC) System
CS 27.971 Fuel tank sump
AMC 27.563 Structural ditching and emergency flotation provisions
AMC2 27.307 Proof of structure
CS 27.79 Limiting height-speed envelope
CS 27.610 Lightning and static electricity protection
AMC1 27.927 Additional tests
AMC1 27.1309 Equipment, systems, and installations
CS 27.309 Design limitations
AMC 27.1587(b)(3) Performance Information
INSTRUMENTS: INSTALLATION
CS 27.683 Operation tests
CS 27.807 Passenger emergency exits
MG 23 Automatic Flight Guidance and Control Systems (AFGCS) installation in CS-27 Rotorcraft
CS 27.619 Special factors
CS 27.571 Fatigue evaluation of flight structure
CS 27.1185 Flammable fluids
AMC3 27.307 Proof of structure
CS 27.1401 Anti-collision light system
CS 27.1191 Firewalls
CS 27.1147 Mixture controls

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