Aircraft produced by McDonnell Douglas between 1984 and 1997. See Hughes and MD Helicopters for others
md500 News |
Human External Cargo System for MD500
29-Apr-20 - Boost Human External Cargo Systems launches the Human External Cargo (HEC) System for the MD500 series helicopters #MD500
El Salvador MD500 Helicopter Crashed in Mali
30-Nov-19 - A Salvadoran Air Force MD500E helicopter, part of the UN Mission MINUSMA in Mali crashed under unknown circumstances #MINUSMA
El Salvador Helicopters in Mali
01-Jul-19 - Salvadoran Air Force MD500E helicopter are taking part of UN Mission MINUSMA in the African country #MINUSMA
Dual Cargo Hook Kit for MD500 Get Certification
03-Mar-19 - Onboard Systems’ Dual Cargo Hook Kit for the MD500 series helicopters received STC certification by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) #CargoHook
El Salvador MD500E Helicopters Arrived to Mali
11-Dec-18 - Three Salvadoran Air Force MD500E helicopters arrived to Gao in Mali as part of the United Nations peacekeeping force MINUSMA #MINUSMA| More News ... |  |
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Derivatives & Versions of md500 |
| Model | Year | History |
|---|---|---|
| MH-6E | ||
| MD369E / MD500E 1984 | 1984 | Built between 1985-1998. Earlier airframes listed as Hughes 369E / 500E From 1999 known as MD Helicopters MD500E |
| MD369F / MD500F 1984 | 1984 | Hot and high version of the 500E powered by an Allison 250-C30B. From 1999 known as MD Helicopters MD530F |
 MD520N 1988 | 1988 | The MD520N is a member of the NOTAR (No Tail Rotor) family
As of 2023, there are 85 MD520N helicopters flying worldwide. |
| TH-6B Cayuse 1991 | 1991 | |
| MDh MD500 1999 | 1999 | |
List of Operators of md500 |
| Years | Model | Org | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985- |  Fuerza Aerea Colombiana | ||||||
| 1985- | MD369E / MD500E |  Fuerza Aerea Salvadoreña | |||||
| 1986- | MD369E / MD500E |  Rendőrség | |||||
| 1986- | MD369E / MD500E |  Kenya Air Force | |||||
| 1989- | MD369F / MD500F |  Ejercito de Chile | |||||
| 1991/09 | TH-6B Cayuse |  US Navy | |||||
| 1992- | MD369F / MD500F |  Fuerza Aerea Mexicana | |||||
| 1996/14 | MD369E / MD500E |  Fuerza Aerea Argentina | |||||
| 1996- | MD369E / MD500E |  Asian Aerospace | |||||
| 1999- | Policia Nacional de Colombia | ||||||
| | MD369E / MD500E | State of Puerto Rico | |||||
| State of California | |||||||
| MD369E / MD500E | State of Tennessee | ||||||
Global Distribution of md500 |
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