The FAA Wants New Helicopters to Have Crash-Resistant Fuel Tanks
- Reinforced fuel tanks would decrease fires after accidents
- Regulators ask industry panel to study broad safety changes
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U.S. aviation regulators plan to require all newly built helicopters to have crash-resistant fuel tanks to cut the risks of leaks and deadly fires after accidents as part of the broadest effort in decades to improve rotor-aircraft safety.
The Federal Aviation Administration asked an advisory committee to draft new regulations requiring the technology, according to a Sept. 28 letter sent to the National Transportation Safety Board and posted on the agency’s website.