MD 500 light helicopters operated by the Finnish Army are undergoing a cabin upgrade. The upgrade ‘significantly increases the operational performance of the helicopter’, the Finnish Defence Forces ...

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. The series comprises three models: the 500E, 530F and 520N. Demand for the 500E ...

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 announced that an unmanned MD 500 scout helicopter achieved its maiden flight on 30 July. The aircraft was originally known under company nomenclature as the KUS-VH, where ‘VH’ stands for ...

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 ...

Buyers of new MD Helicopters MD 600N, MD 520N, MD 530F and MD 500E models will fly away with instrument panels full of Garmin avionics starting with purcha ...

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 ...