McDonnell Douglas MD 500

General Data
First Flown:	early 1960s	Length:	32 ft 1.25 in
Lift Capability:	n/a	Height:	8 ft 7 in
Range:	233 nm	Rotor Span:	27 ft 4 in
Top Speed:	152 mph	Empty Weight:	1,979 lb
Service Ceiling:	unknown	Max Gross Weight:	at take off 3,100 lb
Engines:	1 Rolls Royce Allison 250-C30 turboshaft rated a 375 shp
Armament:	TOW missiles, 30 mm cannon pod, 7.62 mm machine gun pod, free flight rocket pods, 40 mm grenade launcher; torpedoes
Accommodations:	2 Pilots, 2 passengers	Cargo:	n/a
Operators:	Argentina, Bolivia, Columbia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, El Salvador, Finland, Greece, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Kenya, Mauritania, Mexico, North Korea, South Korea, Taiwan

Similar Aircraft:	MD 530 and Cayuse series, aka Hughes 369D
Other Features:	none


Notes
Military versions genericly known as Defenders, also known as the Hughes 369D
This version is seen with a pointed nose on some revisions

Jeff's Helicopter Philes