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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–19 Edition) 

§ 33.76 

thereof, up to a maximum of 16 birds. 
The birds will be aimed so as to ac-
count for any critical exposed locations 
on the first stage rotor blades, with 
any remaining birds evenly distributed 
over the engine face area. 

(6) Ingestion of small and medium 

birds tested under the conditions pre-
scribed in this paragraph may not 
cause any of the following: 

(i) More than a sustained 25-percent 

power or thrust loss; 

(ii) The engine to be shut down dur-

ing the required run-on demonstration 
prescribed in paragraphs (c)(7) or (c)(8) 
of this section; 

(iii) The conditions defined in para-

graph (b)(3) of this section. 

(iv) Unacceptable deterioration of en-

gine handling characteristics. 

(7) Except for rotorcraft engines, the 

following test schedule shall be used: 

(i) Ingestion so as to simulate a flock 

encounter, with approximately 1 sec-
ond elapsed time from the moment of 
the first bird ingestion to the last. 

(ii) Followed by 2 minutes without 

power lever movement after the inges-
tion. 

(iii) Followed by 3 minutes at 75-per-

cent of the test condition. 

(iv) Followed by 6 minutes at 60-per-

cent of the test condition. 

(v) Followed by 6 minutes at 40-per-

cent of the test condition. 

(vi) Followed by 1 minute at ap-

proach idle. 

(vii) Followed by 2 minutes at 75-per-

cent of the test condition. 

(viii) Followed by stabilizing at idle 

and engine shut down. 

(ix) The durations specified are times 

at the defined conditions with the 
power being changed between each con-
dition in less than 10 seconds. 

(8) For rotorcraft engines, the fol-

lowing test schedule shall be used: 

(i) Ingestion so as to simulate a flock 

encounter within approximately 1 sec-
ond elapsed time between the first in-
gestion and the last. 

(ii) Followed by 3 minutes at 75-per-

cent of the test condition. 

(iii) Followed by 90 seconds at de-

scent flight idle. 

(iv) Followed by 30 seconds at 75-per-

cent of the test condition. 

(v) Followed by stabilizing at idle 

and engine shut down. 

(vi) The durations specified are times 

at the defined conditions with the 
power being changed between each con-
dition in less than 10 seconds. 

(9) Engines intended for use in multi- 

engine rotorcraft are not required to 
comply with the medium bird ingestion 
portion of this section, providing that 
the appropriate type certificate docu-
mentation is so endorsed. 

(10) If any engine operating limit(s) is 

exceeded during the initial 2 minutes 
without power lever movement, as pro-
vided by paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of this sec-
tion, then it shall be established that 
the limit exceedence will not result in 
an unsafe condition. 

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§ 33.76—M

EDIUM

F

LOCKING

B

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W

EIGHT AND

Q

UANTITY

R

EQUIREMENTS

 

Engine Inlet Throat Area (A)— 

Square-meters (square-inches) 

Bird 

quantity 

Bird weight 

kg. (lb.) 

0.05 (77.5)>A ...................................

none .....

0.05 (77.5)

A <0.10 (155) ...............

1 ...........

0.35 (0.77) 

0.10 (155)

A <0.20 (310) ................

1 ...........

0.45 (0.99) 

0.20 (310)

A <0.40 (620) ................

2 ...........

0.45 (0.99) 

0.40 (620)

A <0.60 (930) ................

2 ...........

0.70 (1.54) 

0.60 (930)

A <1.00 (1,550) .............

3 ...........

0.70 (1.54) 

1.00 (1,550)

A <1.35 (2,092) ..........

4 ...........

0.70 (1.54) 

1.35 (2,092)

A <1.70 (2,635) ..........

1 ...........

1.15 (2.53) 

plus 3 ...

0.70 (1.54) 

1.70 (2,635)

A <2.10 (3,255) ..........

1 ...........

1.15 (2.53) 

plus 4 ...

0.70 (1.54) 

2.10 (3,255)

A <2.50 (3,875) ..........

1 ...........

1.15 (2.53) 

plus 5 ...

0.70 (1.54) 

2.50 (3,875)

A <3.90 (6045) ...........

1 ...........

1.15 (2.53) 

plus 6 ...

0.70 (1.54) 

3.90 (6045)

A <4.50 (6975) ............

3 ...........

1.15 (2.53) 

4.50 (6975)

A ..................................

4 ...........

1.15 (2.53) 

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§ 33.76—A

DDITIONAL

I

NTEGRITY

 

A

SSESSMENT

 

Engine Inlet Throat Area (A)— 
square-meters (square-inches) 

Bird 

quantity 

Bird weight 

kg. (lb.) 

1.35 (2,092)>A .................................

none .....

1.35 (2,092)

A <2.90 (4,495) ..........

1 ...........

1.15 (2.53) 

2.90 (4,495)

A <3.90 (6,045) ..........

2 ...........

1.15 (2.53) 

3.90 (6,045)

A .................................

1 ...........

1.15 (2.53) 

plus 6 ...

0.70 (1.54) 

(d) 

Large flocking bird. 

An engine test 

will be performed as follows: 

(1) Large flocking bird engine tests 

will be performed using the bird mass 
and weights in Table 4, and ingested at 
a bird speed of 200 knots. 

(2) Prior to the ingestion, the engine 

must be stabilized at no less than the 
mechanical rotor speed of the first ex-
posed stage or stages that, on a stand-
ard day, would produce 90 percent of 

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