Sec. 25.672 - Stability augmentation and automatic
and power-operated systems.
If the functioning of stability
augmentation or other automatic or power-operated systems is necessary to
show compliance with the flight characteristics requirements of this part,
such systems must comply with §25.671 and the following:
(a) A warning which is clearly
distinguishable to the pilot under expected flight conditions without
requiring his attention must be provided for any failure in the stability
augmentation system or in any other automatic or power-operated system
which could result in an unsafe condition if the pilot were not aware of
the failure. Warning systems must not activate the control systems.
(b) The design of the stability
augmentation system or of any other automatic or power-operated system
must permit initial counteraction of failures of the type specified in
§25.671(c) without requiring exceptional pilot skill or strength, by
either the deactivation of the system, or a failed portion thereof, or by
overriding the failure by movement of the flight controls in the normal
sense.
(c) It must be shown that after any
single failure of the stability augmentation system or any other automatic
or power-operated system --
(1) The airplane is safely controllable
when the failure or malfunction occurs at any speed or altitude within the
approved operating limitations that is critical for the type of failure
being considered;
(2) The controllability and
maneuverability requirements of this part are met within a practical
operational flight envelope (for example, speed, altitude, normal
acceleration, and airplane configurations) which is described in the
Airplane Flight Manual; and
(3) The trim, stability, and stall
characteristics are not impaired below a level needed to permit continued
safe flight and landing.
[Amdt. 25-23, 35 FR 5675 Apr. 8, 1970]