14 CFR §450.121
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- (a)General. A flight safety analysis must include an analysis characterizing the hazardous debris generated from normal and malfunctioning vehicle flight as a function of vehicle flight sequence.
- (b)Vehicle impact and breakup analysis. A debris analysis must account for:
- (c)Propagation of debris. A debris analysis must compute statistically valid debris impact probability distributions. The propagation of debris from each predicted breakup location to impact must account for—
- (d)Application requirements. An applicant must submit:
- (1)A description of all scenarios that can lead to hazardous debris;
- (2)A description of the methods used to perform the vehicle impact and breakup analysis, in accordance with § 450.115(c);
- (3)A description of the methods used to compute debris impact distributions, in accordance with § 450.115(c);
- (4)A description of the atmospheric data used as input to the debris analysis; and
- (5)A quantitative description of the physical, aerodynamic, and harmful characteristics of hazardous debris.