Code of Federal Regulations (alpha)

CFR /  Title 14  /  Part 23  /  Sec. 23.505 Supplementary conditions for skiplanes.

In determining ground loads for skiplanes, and assuming that the airplane is resting on the ground with one main ski frozen at rest and the other skis free to slide, a limit side force equal to 0.036 times the design maximum weight must be applied near the tail assembly, with a factor of safety of 1. [Amdt. 23-7, 34 FR 13090, Aug. 13, 1969]