CS 22.481 Tail-down landing conditions

• ED Decision 2003/13/RM found in: Sailplane Rule Book - Part-SAO Part-SFCL CS-22 (Nov 2022)

CS 22.481 Tail-down landing conditions ED Decision 2003/13/RM For design of tail skid and affected structure and empennage including balancing weight attachment, the tail skid load in a tail down landing (main landing gear free from ground) must be calculated as follows:  where: P = tail skid load (N) m = mass of the sailplane (kg) g = acceleration of gravity (m/s2) iy = radius of gyration of the sailplane (m) L = distance between tail skid and sailplane c.g. (m)