MD Helicopters MD 500 - Wikipedia 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
Hughes 500 | Startup Mountain Flight - YouTube The Hughes 500 is my dream helicopter So I was thrilled when Jack and Elaine O’Neil invited me to fly their 1969 Hughes 500c, whose former life was as a military OH-6 in Vietnam
Hughes 369 500D Helicopter - Heli Archive The helicopter stood out from its predecessors for having a new five-blade main rotor, a more powerful version of the Allison 250 turbomotor (C20B) capable of delivering a maximum take-off power of 309 420 kW shp, a new transmission capable of absorbing a maximum take-off power of 275 375 kW shp and a maximum continuous power of 257 350 kW shp
Hughes 369 500 H-6 - Helis. com Light, nimble, and easily maintained, the MD500, as it became most known, is designed to carry four or more passengers in a small but comfortable cabin Many different versions have been built for both the military (Series 369) and civil markets (Series 500) for a variety of missions and requirements
The MD Helicopters MD500: Big Performance in a Small Package The MD Helicopters MD500, also known as the Hughes 500, is a versatile aircraft that has a wide range of uses Originally designed in the 1960s as a civilian helicopter, it has since been adapted for military, law enforcement, and other specialized applications
HUGHES 500 · The Encyclopedia of Aircraft David C. Eyre Hughes Helicopters was acquired by McDonnell Douglas in January 1984 and the type then became known as the McDonnell Douglas 500, the Models 500E and 530F being built as the MD-500E and MD-530F Lifter
Hughes MD H-6 Series 500 Helicopters - AirVectors This document provides a history and description of the H-6 Series 500 helicopter family -- as well as the "no tail rotor (NOTAR)" helicopters that were an offshoot of the line
Hughes OH-6 Cayuse MD 500 MD 530 helicopter - development history . . . MD 500 MD 530 TYPE: Light utility helicopter PROGRAMME: Derived from Hughes OH-6A civil Model 500 first flown in 1963; US certification 30 June 1964; earlier versions produced for military and civil (engineering designations 369H, 369HM, 369HS, 369HE and 369D) use
Hughes Helicopters - Wikipedia Hughes Helicopters was a major manufacturer of military and civilian helicopters from the 1950s to the 1980s The company began in 1947, as a unit of Hughes Aircraft, then was part of the Hughes Tool Company after 1955 [1]