14 CFR §25.393
- (a)Control surfaces and supporting hinge brackets must be designed for inertia loads acting parallel to the hinge line.
- (b)In the absence of more rational data, the inertia loads may be assumed to be equal to KW, where—
- (1)K = 24 for vertical surfaces;
- (2)K = 12 for horizontal surfaces; and
- (3)W = weight of the movable surfaces.