MD Helicopters

Manufacturer:

MD Helicopters

Country:

USA

Commercial designation:

MD500 C20B

Technical designation:

MD500

Version, Variant:

E

Type:

Conventional

Currently produced:

Y

Typical missions:

ALL

Flight conditions:

First flight:

0

Landing system:

skids

Blades number:

5

Tail blades number:

2

MTOW with external loads:

1610 kg

3550.05 lbs

MTOW with only internal loading:

1361 kg

3001.005 lbs

Empty weight:

672 kg

1481.76 lbs

External payload:

938 kg

2068.29 lbs

Internal payload:

689 kg

1519.245 lbs

Standard fuel tank:

183 kg

403.515 lbs

with optionnal external fuel tank:

0 kg

0 lbs

Cruise speed:

0 km/h

0 kt

Maximum cruise speed:

249 km/h

134.46 kt

Vne:

282 km/h

152.28 kt

Max negative g @ MTOW:

0 g

Max positive g @ MTOW:

0 g

Range with normal tanks:

478 km

258.12 nm

Max range with auxiliary external tanks:

0 km

0 nm

Max endurance @ min consumption speed:

02:48:00 h:min

Rate of climb @ SL:

0 m/s

0 ft/min

Rate of climb @ SL @MTOW:

9 m/s

1771.2 ft/min

IGE max hovering altitude, MTOW:

2591 m

8498.48 ft

IGE max hovering altitude, empty:

0 m

0 ft

IGE max hovering altitude, ISA+20°C, MTOW:

1829 m

5999.12 ft

IGE max hovering altitude, ISA+20°C, empty:

0 m

0 ft

OGE max hovering altitude, MTOW:

1829 m

5999.12 ft

OGE max hovering altitude, empty:

0 m

0 ft

OGE max hovering altitude, ISA+20°C, MTOW:

945 m

3099.6 ft

OGE max hovering altitude, ISA+20°C, empty:

0 m

0 ft

Service ceiling ISA, MTOW:

4227 m

13864.56 ft

Max operating altitude, empty weight:

4877 m

15996.56 ft

Highest use Temperature:

0 °C

0 °F

Lowest use Temperature:

0 °C

0 °F

APU in HC:

Engine manufacturer:

Rolls-Royce

Model:

250-C20B

Engines quantity:

1

Powerplant category:

turbine

Main rotor rotation speed:

0 rpm

Fuel consumption @ SL @ max continuous speed:

0 kg/kW/h

0 lbs/hp/h

Minimum consumption speed @ SL:

222 km/h

119.88 kt

Fuel consumption @ eco cruise speed @SL:

0 kg/h

0 lbs/h

Fuel consumption @ min consumption speed @ SL:

0 kg/h

0 lbs/h

Engines nominal power:

313 kW

425.367 hp

Transmission shaft max continuous power:

261 kW

354.699 hp

Transmission shaft max power:

0 kW

0 hp

Takeoff power 5 min:

280 kW

380.52 hp

OEI 30s power:

0 kW

0 hp

OEI 2min power:

0 kW

0 hp

OEI max continuous power :

0 kW

0 hp

OEI max continuous transmission power:

0 kW

0 hp

OEI 30 sec transmission power:

0 kW

0 hp

OEI 2 min transmission power:

0 kW

0 hp

Overall length:

9.4 m

30.832 ft

Rotor diameter:

8.1 m

26.568 ft

Tail rotor diameter:

1.4 m

4.592 ft

Fuselage length:

7.28 m

23.8784 ft

Overall height:

2.6 m

8.528 ft

Main rotor blades chord:

0 m

0 ft

Tail rotor blades chord:

0 m

0 ft

Mast tilt angle:

0 °

Noise at flyover, level:

0 dB EPNL

Noise at flyover, limit:

0 dB EPNL

Noise at takeoff, level:

0 dB EPNL

Noise at takeoff, limit:

0 dB EPNL

Noise at landing, level:

0 dB EPNL

Noise at landing, limit:

0 dB EPNL

Crew:

1

Max pax number:

3

Average price:

485000 $