MDC finally wins delayed IFR

The McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Systems MD900 Explorer has finally received US Federal Aviation Administration certification to be flown under instrument-flight rules (IFR) by a single pilot. The certification was originally scheduled for around April 1996, but the complexity of integrating the IFR package, plus unexpected problems with the attitude-heading-reference system ...

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