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DATE: SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

NAME: PARAON, LIMAR JOHN D.
SERRANO, JAYVEE M.
RATING:

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.The successful Hughes 500/MD 500 series began life in response to a U.S. Army
requirement for a Light Observation Helicopter (LOH).[3] Hughes' Model 369 won the contest against
competition from Bell and Hiller. The subsequent OH-6 Cayuse first flew in February 1963.

The 500 series design features shock-absorbing landing skid struts, a turboshaft engine mounted at a
45-degree angle toward the rear of the cabin pod, a fuel tank cell under the floor and the battery in the
nose. The engine exhaust port is located at the end of the cabin pod underneath the tailboom. It has a
short-diameter main rotor system and a short tail, giving it agile control response and is less susceptible to
weather-cocking.
Specifications:
* Crew: 1-2
* Capacity: 5 total
* Empty weight: 1,481 lb (672 kg)
* Max. takeoff weight: 3,000 lb (1,361 kg)
* Powerplant: 1 × Allison 250-C20B Turboshaft, 420 hp (313 kW)
Performance:
* Maximum speed: 152 knots (175 mph, 282 km/h)
* Cruise speed: 135 kn (155 mph, 250 km/h)
* Range: 267 mi (429 km)
* Service ceiling: 16,000 ft (4,877 m)
* Rate of climb: 1,770 ft/min (9 m/s)
Dimentions:
Body: Main Rotor: Tail Rotor:
Length: 24 ft (9.4 m) Length: 253.67 IN Length: 31.56 IN
Width: 54.85 IN Blade Twist Angle: 25° Blade Twist Angle: 13°
Height: 9.58 ft (2.92 m) No. Of Propeller Blades: 5 No. Of Propeller Blades: 2
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