Navigate / EASA

CS 27.411  Ground clearance: tail rotor guard

ED Decision 2003/15/RM

(a)     It must be impossible for the tail rotor to contact the landing surface during a normal landing.

(b)     If a tail rotor guard is required to show compliance with sub-paragraph (a):

(1)     Suitable design loads must be established for the guard; and

(2)     The guard and its supporting structure must be designed to withstand those loads.