---
kind: "section"
citation: "14 C.F.R. § 27.731"
title: "14"
number: "27.731"
heading: "Wheels."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/14/27.731"
---

# §27.731. Wheels.

- (a) Each landing gear wheel must be approved.
- (b) The maximum static load rating of each wheel may not be less than the corresponding static ground reaction with—
  - (1) Maximum weight; and
  - (2) **Critical center of gravity.**
- (c) The maximum limit load rating of each wheel must equal or exceed the maximum radial limit load determined under the applicable ground load requirements of this part.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40113, 44701-44702, 44704.

### Source

Source: Docket No. 5074, 29 FR 15695, Nov. 24, 1964, unless otherwise noted.