Text in force at CAR3-14: from CAR3-0, effective 1 Nov 1949. OCR text
Each main float of a float seaplane shall be capable of carrying the following loads when supported at the attachment fittings as installed on the airplane:
(a) A limit load, acting upward, applied at the bow end of float and of magnitude equal to that portion of the airplane weight normally supported by the particular float. ted by the particular float. Il be applied over the entir (b) A limit load, acting upward, applied at the stern of magnitude equal to 0.8 times that portion of the airplane weight normally supported by the particular float. (c) A limit load, acting upward, applied at the step and of magnitude equal to 1.5 times that portion of the airplane weight normally supported by the particular float.