Conferees direct FAA to create new R&D program for rotorcraft

A House-Senate conference committee has approved legislation directing the FAA to set up a research and development program aimed at achieving dramatic improvements in rotorcraft technology. The language, included in the FAA authorization bill, reflects congressional frustration with NASA, which...

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