USAMD Helicopters aircraft types

American helicopter manufacturer based in Mesa, Arizona, which grew out of the Hughes helicopter division and is known for the MD 500.

Country: USA · 1 aircraft type

Helicopters

Rotorcraft for rescue, police, offshore and military work – often seen at small helipads and hospitals.

MD Helicopters MD 500 / Hughes 500

Hughes 500

Compact as an egg, more agile than almost any other light helicopter: the MD 500 began as the Hughes OH-6 “Loach” of the US Army, became a civilian classic as the Hughes 500 and still flies today as the Little Bird with special forces. Here is how to recognize it.

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