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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–14 Edition) 

§ 25.529 

(1) For the step landing case 

n

C V

W

w

S

=

1

0

2

2
3

1
3

Tan

β

(2) For the bow and stern landing 

cases 

n

C V

W

K

r

w

S

x

=

×

+

(

)

1

0

1

2

2

2
3

1
3

2
3

1

Tan

β

(b) The following values are used: 
(1) 

n

W

=water reaction load factor 

(that is, the water reaction divided by 
seaplane weight). 

(2) 

C

1

=empirical seaplane operations 

factor equal to 0.012 (except that this 
factor may not be less than that nec-
essary to obtain the minimum value of 
step load factor of 2.33). 

(3) 

V

S0

=seaplane stalling speed in 

knots with flaps extended in the appro-
priate landing position and with no 
slipstream effect. 

(4) 

b=angle of dead rise at the longi-

tudinal station at which the load fac-
tor is being determined in accordance 
with figure 1 of appendix B. 

(5) 

W= 

seaplane design landing 

weight in pounds. 

(6) 

K

1

=empirical hull station weigh-

ing factor, in accordance with figure 2 
of appendix B. 

(7) 

r

x

=ratio of distance, measured par-

allel to hull reference axis, from the 
center of gravity of the seaplane to the 
hull longitudinal station at which the 
load factor is being computed to the ra-
dius of gyration in pitch of the sea-
plane, the hull reference axis being a 
straight line, in the plane of sym-
metry, tangential to the keel at the 
main step. 

(c) For a twin float seaplane, because 

of the effect of flexibility of the attach-
ment of the floats to the seaplane, the 
factor 

K

1

may be reduced at the bow 

and stern to 0.8 of the value shown in 
figure 2 of appendix B. This reduction 
applies only to the design of the carry-
through and seaplane structure. 

[Doc. No. 5066, 29 FR 18291, Dec. 24, 1964, as 
amended by Amdt. 25–23, 35 FR 5673, Apr. 8, 
1970] 

§ 25.529

Hull and main float landing 

conditions. 

(a) 

Symmetrical step, bow, and stern 

landing.  For symmetrical step, bow, 
and stern landings, the limit water re-
action load factors are those computed 
under § 25.527. In addition— 

(1) For symmetrical step landings, 

the resultant water load must be ap-
plied at the keel, through the center of 
gravity, and must be directed per-
pendicularly to the keel line; 

(2) For symmetrical bow landings, 

the resultant water load must be ap-
plied at the keel, one-fifth of the longi-
tudinal distance from the bow to the 
step, and must be directed perpendicu-
larly to the keel line; and 

(3) For symmetrical stern landings, 

the resultant water load must be ap-
plied at the keel, at a point 85 percent 
of the longitudinal distance from the 
step to the stern post, and must be di-
rected perpendicularly to the keel line. 

(b) 

Unsymmetrical landing for hull and 

single float seaplanes. Unsymmetrical 
step, bow, and stern landing conditions 
must be investigated. In addition— 

(1) The loading for each condition 

consists of an upward component and a 
side component equal, respectively, to 
0.75 and 0.25 tan 

b  times the resultant 

load in the corresponding symmetrical 
landing condition; and 

(2) The point of application and di-

rection of the upward component of the 
load is the same as that in the sym-
metrical condition, and the point of ap-
plication of the side component is at 
the same longitudinal station as the 
upward component but is directed in-
ward perpendicularly to the plane of 
symmetry at a point midway between 
the keel and chine lines. 

(c) 

Unsymmetrical landing; twin float 

seaplanes.  The unsymmetrical loading 
consists of an upward load at the step 
of each float of 0.75 and a side load of 
0.25 tan 

b  at one float times the step 

landing load reached under § 25.527. The 
side load is directed inboard, per-
pendicularly to the plane of symmetry 
midway between the keel and chine 
lines of the float, at the same longitu-
dinal station as the upward load. 

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