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 military and commercial utility helicopters. Past militarized models have included the multirole 500MD Defender, armed Scout Defender, ...

MD Helicopters (MDHI) continues its return from the brink with a series of agreements to re-establish and restructure its supply chain. Most significantly, fuselages for MD 500/600-series light ...

It’s an iconic American brand whose founder was Howard Hughes — and it calls Mesa home. MD Helicopters, Inc. (MDHI) certainly doesn’t fly under the radar in the aviation industry, and its presence at ...

MD Helicopters is an iconic American brand whose founder was Howard Hughes. Today, MD Helicopters Inc., or MDHI, proudly based in Mesa, is owned and led by its innovative, inspirational CEO, ...

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, ...

Here’s What You Need to Know: Pyongyang kept its substantial MD 500 fleet under wraps for decades. On July 27, 2013, as a column of armored personnel carriers and tanks rumbled before the stand of Kim ...

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 ...