---
kind: "section"
citation: "14 C.F.R. § 27.735"
title: "14"
number: "27.735"
heading: "Brakes."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/14/27.735"
---

# §27.735. Brakes.


For rotorcraft with wheel-type landing gear, a braking device must be installed that is—

- (a) Controllable by the pilot;
- (b) Usable during power-off landings; and
- (c) **Adequate to—**
  - (1) Counteract any normal unbalanced torque when starting or stopping the rotor; and
  - (2) **Hold the rotorcraft parked on a 10-degree slope on a dry, smooth pavement.**

## Notes

### Amendments

[Doc. No. 5074, 29 FR 15695, Nov. 24, 1964, as amended by Amdt. 27-21, 49 FR 44434, Nov. 6, 1984]

### 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.

### Amendments

[Doc. No. 5074, 29 FR 15695, Nov. 24, 1964, as amended by Amdt. 27-21, 49 FR 44434, Nov. 6, 1984]