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The MD Helicopters MD 500 series is an American family of light utility civilian and military helicopters. The MD 500 was developed from the Hughes 500, a civilian version of the US Army's OH-6A Cayuse/Loach. The series currently includes the MD 500E, MD 520N, and MD 530F. The MD 500 was initially produced by Hughes Helicopters as the Hughes ...
Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1981-82 General characteristics Crew: 2 Length: 30 ft 9.5 in (9.385 m) rotors running Height: 8 ft 8.5 in (2.654 m) to top of rotor hub 8 ft 10.75 in (2.71 m) to top of tail fin Empty weight: 1,512 lb (686 kg) Max takeoff weight: 2,550 lb (1,157 kg) normal MTOW 3,000 lb (1,361 kg) overload MTOW Powerplant: 1 × Allison Model 250-C20B turboshaft engine ...
The Hughes OH-6 Cayuse is a single-engine light helicopter designed and produced by the American aerospace company Hughes Helicopters. Its formal name is derived from the Cayuse people , while its " Loach " nickname is derived from Light Observation Helicopter (LOH) program under which it was procured.
In 1955, Howard Hughes split the helicopter production unit from the Hughes Aircraft Company, and reconstituted it with Hughes Tool Company, calling it Hughes Tool Company's Aircraft Division. The Aircraft Division had a focus on the production of light helicopters, mainly the Hughes 269 / 300 and the OH-6 Cayuse / Hughes 500 .
The Hughes Model 269 was known to the U.S. Army as the TH-55 Osage. In 1947, Howard Hughes redirected the Hughes Aircraft Company's efforts from airplanes to helicopters. . The effort began in earnest in 1948, when helicopter manufacturer Kellett Autogiro Corporation sold their latest design to Hughes for product
The U.S. State Department approved a foreign military sale to Zambia of military helicopters and related logistics support for an estimated cost of $100 million, the Pentagon said in a statement ...
MD Helicopters, LLC. (formerly McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Systems) is an American aerospace manufacturer. It produces light utility helicopters for commercial and military use. The company was a subsidiary of Hughes Aircraft until 1984, when McDonnell Douglas acquired it and renamed it
MD Helicopters MD 500 The MD Helicopters MD 600N is a light utility civilian helicopter designed in the United States . It is a stretched eight-seat development of the five-seat MD 520N helicopter.