Definition
Weight-shift-control aircraft means a powered aircraft with a framed pivoting wing and a fuselage controllable only in pitch and roll by the pilot's ability to change the aircraft's center of gravity with respect to the wing. Flight control of the aircraft depends on the wing's ability to flexibly deform rather than the use of control surfaces.
Source: 14 CFR § 1.1 (verbatim from the Federal Aviation Regulations).
Where This Term Is Used
- 14 CFR § 91.213 — § 91.213 Inoperative instruments and equipment.
- 14 CFR § 91.155 — § 91.155 Basic VFR weather minimums.
- 14 CFR § 91.119 — § 91.119 Minimum safe altitudes: General.
- 14 CFR § 61.52 — § 61.52 — Use of Aeronautical Experience Obtained in Ultralight Vehicles
4 sections reference this term in their FAR Decoded content.