---
kind: "section"
citation: "14 C.F.R. § 29.361"
title: "14"
number: "29.361"
heading: "Engine torque."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/14/29.361"
---

# §29.361. Engine torque.


The limit engine torque may not be less than the following:

- (a) **For turbine engines, the highest of—**
  - (1) The mean torque for maximum continuous power multiplied by 1.25;
  - (2) The torque required by [§ 29.923](/cfr/14/29.923.md);
  - (3) The torque required by [§ 29.927](/cfr/14/29.927.md); or
  - (4) The torque imposed by sudden engine stoppage due to malfunction or structural failure (such as compressor jamming).
- (b) **For reciprocating engines, the mean torque for maximum continuous power multiplied by—**
  - (1) 1.33, for engines with five or more cylinders; and
  - (2) **Two, three, and four, for engines with four, three, and two cylinders, respectively.**

## Notes

### Amendments

[Amdt. 29-26, 53 FR 34215, Sept. 2, 1988]

### Authority

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

### Source

Source: Docket No. 5084, 29 FR 16150, Dec. 3, 1964, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[Amdt. 29-26, 53 FR 34215, Sept. 2, 1988]