A new glass cockpit option for the MD Helicopters 500 single-engined turbine is nearing US Federal Aviation Administration certification, expected by the end of this month, following first flight of ...

The MD 500 series is a family of 4-6-seat, single-engine, single-rotor military and commercial utility helicopters. In the past, militarized MD 500 Defender models have included the 500MD Defender, a ...

Here’s What You Need To Remember: McDonnell Douglas had been duped into shipping nearly a hundred scout helicopters to a country that still considered itself at war with the United States. However, ...

Korean Air has devised an alternative to the Boeing Unmanned Little Bird. Korean Air’s aerospace division showed this new unmanned version of the MD 500 at the ADEX show in Seoul. (Photo: Jim ...

The MD 500 series is a family of 4-6-seat, single-engine, single-rotor military and commercial utility helicopters. The series comprises three models: the 500E, 530F and 520N. Demand for the 500E ...

A new airworthiness directive for the MD Helicopters MD500N, MD600N and MD900 requires determining the cure date for each Notar fan blade tension-torsion strap (T-T strap). The light at the end of the ...