NOTE: RADIO CONTROL HELICOPTERS ARE ON THE BOTTOM HALF OF THE PAGE.
The MD Helicopters MD 500 is known for its low operating cost and low maintenance, combined with exceptional performance. It is a favorite of law enforcement, the military, and for utility civilian operations. The helicopter has been sold to the governments of over 60 countries around the world.
The MD 500 was originally produced by Hughes Helicopters which was sold to McDonnell Douglas. It was developed from a military observation helicopter. In addition to the United States, it has been manufactured in Argentina, Japan, and Korea. It first took to the sky in 1963 and is still being produced today.
Through the years newer models of the MD 500 have acquired additional streamlining, a larger cabin, more powerful engines, improved avionics, redesigned rotors, and a larger tail.
Over 1,400 military versions of the helicopter were produced for the U.S. Army. They served during the Vietnam war. Some are still being flown by Air National Guard units.
As would be expected from an observation helicopter, the MD 500 has excellent all around visibility. The windshield extends into the roof of the helicopter while the helicopter doors have extra large windows. The helicopter skids can be standard or elongated for additional fuselage clearance. Inflatable floats are optional for water operations.
The latest MD 500 versions have a less rounded nose, and five blade main rotors made from extruded aluminum spar hot bonded to a wraparound aluminum skin. They have a larger tail section for improved low speed stability. A four blade tail rotor is available for noise reduction.
A total of 4,724 MD 500 series of all types have been produced.
The rc MD 500 RTF on sale by XHeli. It is 18" long and has 18" rotors. It
comes ready to fly with radio, flight battery, and charger. Free ground shipping
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You have many rc MD500 helicopter models in many series, sizes and colors to choose from. This page shows only a few for sale, given our limited space.
Xheli has the 450 size fuselage for sale in a variety of paint schemes for rc MD 500 series helicopters (530) on
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A rc MD 500 fuselage for 600 size mechanics for sale from Skyhunter Hobby. It is 44" long, 10" wide, and 16" high.
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A rc MD500 for sale by Skyhunter Hobby. It is in military colors, for .50 size mechanics, with a length of 50", a 18 1/2" width and 16" height .
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The rc MD 500 fuselage for sale from Heli Hobby. It is made from polystyrene for micro helicopters CP/FB dual motor.
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The rc MD500 fuselage for sale by Skyhunter Hobby. It is made for Trex 500 size mechanics. You can obtain it in white gel or in military colors including decals. Length is 34 1/2", width is 6 1/4", and height is 9 1/2".
Century Helicopter has the rc MD 500 fuselage for sale in a .50 size available unpainted and painted in a variety of color schemes. It is 50" long, 18 1/2" wide, and 16" high, made from glass fiber.
RC Aerodyne has a rc MD500 fuselage for sale in a 700 size made from glass fiber.
Vario has a rc MD 500 fuselage kit for sale (Hughes) for engine or turbine power. It is 68" long, 13" wide and uses a 66" rotor.
Vario has a rc MD500 fuselage kit for sale (Hughes) in a smaller size for Sky Fox mechanics or gas engine power. It is 58" long, 10" wide and needs from a 59" to 63" rotor.
Heli Hobby has a rc MD 500 fuselage for sale for Align and T-Rex 450. It is 28" long, 11" wide, and 15" high.
Amax Industrial Group China Co., Ltd., China, has a rc MD500 RTF for sale with three channel control. It is 14 1/2" long, 4" wide, 7" high, and has a 13" rotor.
Banana Hobby has a coaxial rotor rc MD 500 RTF for sale.
Whilington Technology (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. has a rc MD500 RTF for sale. It is 16" long, 10" high, with a 18" rotor. For power it uses a S370 type motor.
At You Tube rcchoppertodd posted a video taken from his rc MD 500.
At You Tube dell1932 posted a video of his rc MD500 flying.
At RC Universe rpmtech inquired about power choices for a rc MD 500.
At RC Universe madphil posted pictures and a description of his rc MD500.
At RC Universe quattro1975 started a thread about his rc MD 500.
DavidQ
of RC Universe posted pictures and a description of his rc MD500 turbine powered helicopter.
Racer57 asked about the rc MD 500 in a post at RC Groups.
RotaryOne of RC Groups started a thread about a rc MD500.
BlackTitanium of RC Groups posted about his rc MD 500 helicopter.
At RC Groups airfox777 was asking about the rc MD500.
At RC Groups slamson00 posted a picture and description of his newly built rc MD 500.
Hasdrubal of WattFlyer RC mentioned the rc MD500 in a post.
At RunRyder RC Helicopter ruddernate started a thread about constructing a rc MD 500.
Nuke Power of RunRyder RC Helicopter had a rc MD500 fuselage for sale.
At RunRyder RC Helicopter captirwin was inquiring about the rc MD 500.
At RunRyder RC Helicopter cadwarrior posted pictures of a rc MD500.
Jeff Bulmer of RC Heli Forums started a thread about constructing a rc MD 500.
At RC Heli Forums kcgraves posted pictures and information about modifications he made to his rc MD500.
At the RC Tech Forums jpn mentioned the rc MD 500 in a post.
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