WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Federal Aviation Administration has issued a rule called: Special Conditions: Airbus Helicopters Model EC175B Helicopters; Search and Rescue (SAR) Modes.
The rule was published in the Federal Register on March 17 by Jorge R. Castillo, Manager, Technical Policy Branch, Policy and Standards Division, Aircraft Certification Service.
Summary: These special conditions are issued for the Airbus Helicopters (Airbus) Model EC175B helicopter. This helicopter will have a novel or unusual design feature when compared to the state of technology envisioned in the airworthiness standards for transport category helicopters. This design feature is associated with the installation of an optional search and rescue (SAR) automatic fl...