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MD 500E HELICOPTER
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evaluation of the design, equipment, and performance of the MD 500E helicopter. The
information presented in this Technical Description does not constitute an offer and is
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1.FOREWORD........................................................................................................ 1
2.KEY ADVANTAGES AND FEATURES............................................................... 3
3.CERTIFICATION.................................................................................................. 5
4.DIMENSIONS, WEIGHT, AND MISSION CONFIGURATION.............................. 7
4.1EXTERNAL DIMENSIONS..............................................................................................7
4.2INTERNAL DIMENSIONS...............................................................................................7
4.3WEIGHT.....................................................................................................................9
4.4CONFIGURATIONS ......................................................................................................9
5.MD 500E SINGLE-ENGINE HELICOPTER ....................................................... 11
5.1SYSTEM DESCRIPTION .............................................................................................11
5.2STANDARD EQUIPMENT............................................................................................13
5.3MD 500E OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT..............................................................................14
5.4FUSELAGE ...............................................................................................................15
5.5EXTERIOR................................................................................................................17
5.6EXTERNAL LIGHTING ................................................................................................17
5.7INTERIOR .................................................................................................................18
5.7.1Cockpit ....................................................................................................................18
5.7.2Cabin Compartment................................................................................................18
5.7.3Engine Compartment ..............................................................................................18
5.8SYSTEMS.................................................................................................................19
5.8.1Fuel System ............................................................................................................19
5.8.2Propulsion System ..................................................................................................19
5.8.3Drive System...........................................................................................................20
5.8.4Rotor System...........................................................................................................20
5.8.5Inlet Barrier Filter System........................................................................................22
5.8.6Flight Control System..............................................................................................22
5.8.7Electrical System.....................................................................................................23
5.8.8Environmental Control System................................................................................23
5.8.9Monitoring Instrumentation......................................................................................24
5.8.10Caution / Warning Annunciators .............................................................................24
5.8.11Avionics / Communications.....................................................................................24
6.PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS ................................................................ 27
6.1MD 500E –ROLLS-ROYCE MODEL 250-C20B TURBOSHAFT ENGINE ........................27

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6.2MD 500E –ROLLS-ROYCE MODEL 250-C20R/2 TURBOSHAFT ENGINE.....................28
6.3ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT..........................................................................................29
6.4SAFETY....................................................................................................................30
6.4.1Crashworthiness......................................................................................................30
6.5HUMAN SYSTEMS INTERFACE ...................................................................................32
7.MAINTENANCE AND SERVICING.................................................................... 35
7.1MAINTENANCE .........................................................................................................35
7.2SERVICING...............................................................................................................38
7.3HOURLY COST .........................................................................................................40
8.PRODUCT SUPPORT ....................................................................................... 43
8.1TRAINING.................................................................................................................43
8.1.1Pilot Training ...........................................................................................................43
8.1.2Transition Flight Training.........................................................................................43
8.1.3Recurrent Flight Training.........................................................................................43
8.1.4Maintenance Training..............................................................................................44
8.2WARRANTY..............................................................................................................44
8.2.1Warranty Claims......................................................................................................44
8.3SERVICE CENTERS...................................................................................................45
8.4FIELD SERVICE.........................................................................................................45
8.5MD POWER™PROGRAM .........................................................................................45

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1. FOREWORD
This document presents basic technical description of the five-place MD Helicopters, Inc.
(MDHI) MD 500E helicopter built in Mesa, Arizona, USA. It is designed to provide high-level
technical information of the helicopter, advantages / features, and configurations. For more
detailed information, an MD 500E Product Specification is available by contacting one of the
Sales Team Members listed below.
The MD 500E light turbine helicopter allows easy configuration conversion from a five-place
personnel transport to a utility helicopter. With a five-blade main rotor and either a 420-shp
Rolls-Royce 250-C20B turbine engine or an optional 450-shp Rolls-Royce 250-C20R/2 turbine
engine, the MD 500E is the best performing helicopter in its class.
The MD 500E has a relatively small diameter main rotor system and a short tail with a high
horizontal stabilizer with two tip plates to provide vertical, longitudinal, and lateral stability in
forward flight. Rotor blades can be folded to allow confined-enclosure storage.
The MD 500E is certified for single pilot operation under visual flight rules / visual
meteorological conditions.
MD Helicopter, Inc. Sales and Marketing
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Sales Team Members
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2. KEY ADVANTAGES AND FEATURES
The MDHI MD 500E is a single turbine engine, rotary-wing aircraft. It has a cruising speed of
135 knots (249 kph / 155 mph), with a useful internal load at maximum gross weight is 1,483
pounds (673 kg). Hover out of ground effect is 9,500 feet (2,896 m) and hover in ground effect is
11,300 feet (3,444 m). The rate of climb at maximum gross weight is 1,770 feet (9.0 m/sec). The
maximum operating altitude is 16,000 feet (4,877 m) with a -40 to +52C (-40 to 126F) operating
temperature range. The MD 500E can be equipped with a four-blade tail rotor for quieter
performance.
The MD 500E Advantages / Features
Airframe
Simple system design
Mature, field-proven systems and
components
Separate cockpit and cabin
2+2 or 2+3 seating capability
Speed, agility, and load-capable
Certified to 14 CFR Part 27; VFR
Approved / certified in over 50 countries
worldwide
External power receptacle

Integrated landing gear dampers
Fully articulated main rotor blades
Main rotor system removal independent
from main rotor transmission
Main rotor transmission removal
independent from main rotor system
Proven record of high dependability
High availability
Integrated Safety Features
Designed for operator ease
Main rotor static mast / base designed to
be fail-safe to 100-percent design load
Three-dimensional truss-type structure
with integral roll bar
Energy-absorbing airframe with occupant
seat crush boxes for 20g shock resistance
Extended, energy-attenuating landing
gear
Dual, crash-resistant elastomeric fuel
cells mounted between crash-resistant
keel beams and bulkheads below the
cabin floor

Empennage mounted tail skid
Shoulder / seat belts attached to primary
structure
Engine mounted low and at the rear
Fuel filter automatic bypass if filter
becomes restricted
Crew-seat four-point restraints
Passenger seats provided with three-
point restraints
Caution / warning annunciators / audible
warning tones
Supportability Features
Designed for ease of maintenance and
supportability

Maximum use of line replaceable units
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The MD 500E Advantages / Features
Modular system design
Designed for reparability
Low direct operating costs
Maximum use of line replaceable units:
oEngine
oAvionics / communication
oFlight controls
oMain rotor blades
oMain rotor drive shaft
oMain rotor transmission
oMain rotor transmission drive shaft
oMain rotor mast
oTail rotor gearbox
oTail rotor blades
oLanding gear
oCanopies
oDoors
oDoor handles
oDoor windows
oSeat restraints
oTail boom
oOil-cooler / blower
oEmpennage
oTail boom skid
Built-in Maintenance aids:
oEngine fuel and oil filter
impending bypass indicators
oEngine oil chip detector
oTail rotor transmission oil chip
detector
oMain rotor transmission oil chip
detectors
oIntegrated engine compressor
wash system
oEngine oil filler cap / dipstick
oMain rotor transmission filler cap
oEngine, main rotor transmission,
and tail rotor transmission oil
level sight gage
oFootsteps located on each side for
upper deck access without ground
support equipment
oLanding gear ground handling
wheel quick attach feature
Human Systems Integration Features
Unobstructed forward 160-degree vertical
and 220-degree horizontal cockpit field of
view
Cockpit designed to accommodate 25th to
95th percentile male / female flight crew
Integrated cockpit and cabin entry steps

Tail rotor drive shaft labeled for
assembly ease / installation error-
proofing
Integrated visual / audible warning
indication for flight critical functions
Engine
Fuel efficient, field-proven, turboshaft
engine

Externally accessible water wash
system
Monitoring Instrumentation
Caution / warning annunciator panel
located at the top of the instrument panel

Digital upgrade pending
Environmental Impact
Lower noise profile possible with four-blade tail rotor

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3. CERTIFICATION
The MDHI MD 500E is a commercial Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) type-certified
aircraft under Code of Federal Regulations Title 14, Part 27, Type Certified as the 369E. The
MD 500E was initially certified on July 1983. The MD 500E (369E) is also a European
Aerospace Safety Administration (EASA) Type Certified helicopter.
Production, type, and
supplemental type certificates
are maintained by MDHI.
A standard airworthiness
certificate (FAA form 8100-2),
displayed in the aircraft is the
FAA official authorization
allowing for the operation of
type-certificated aircraft. The
airworthiness certificate is
displayed in the aircraft and
remains valid as long as the
aircraft meets the approved type
design, is in a condition for safe operation, and maintenance, preventive maintenance, and
alterations are performed in accordance with Code of Federal Regulations Title 14, Part 21.
The FAA designation is 369E, and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Type
Designation is H500. MD Helicopters, Inc. commercial designation is MD 500E.

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4. DIMENSIONS, WEIGHT, AND MISSION CONFIGURATION
4.1 External Dimensions
The MD 500E external dimensions are provided in the following table and shown in the figure
below.
MD 500E External Dimensions
Parameter Dimension,
ft (m)
Fuselage Width 4.57 (1.40)
Fuselage Length 22.42 (76.84)
Horizontal Stabilizer Width 5.43 (1.66)
Landing Skid Width 6.45 (1.97)
Ground to Rotor Height 8.65 (2.64)
Ground to Fuselage Bottom Height 1.77 (0.54)
Main Rotor Diameter 26.40 (8.05)
Tail Rotor Diameter 4.58 (1.40
4.2 Internal Dimensions
The MD 500E interior dimensions are provided in the following table and shown in the second
figure below.
MD 500E Internal Dimensions
Parameter
Second
Figure
Reference
Location
Dimension,
in. (cm)
Crew Compartment Width A 49.00 (124.50)
Crew Seat to Instrument Panel B 18.50 (47.00)
Crew Compartment Depth C 37.50 (95.30)
Passenger Seat to Front Bulkhead D 19.00 (48.30)
Passenger Compartment Depth E 29.00 (73.70)
Passenger Compartment Width F 44.50 (113.00)

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MD 500E External Dimensions

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MD 500E Internal Dimension Locations
4.3 Weight
Using the Rolls-Royce Model 250-C20B turboshaft engine, the MD 500E nominal empty weight
is 1,481 pounds (672 kg). Using the Rolls-Royce Model 250-C20R/2 turboshaft engine, the MD
500E nominal empty weight is 1,517 pounds (686 kg).
4.4 Configurations
Typical mission applications for the MD 500E helicopter are aerial survey, photography
assignments, agricultural, firing fighting, air rescue, police air support, and numerous other
missions within the paramilitary, construction, petroleum, and forestry industries.

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5. MD 500E SINGLE-ENGINE HELICOPTER
The MD 500E is a single turbine engine, rotary-wing aircraft originally certified as the Model
369E and built for the U.S. Army. The MD 500E is certified for single pilot operation under
visual flight rules / visual meteorological conditions.
5.1 System Description
The MD Helicopters, Inc. MD 500E is a five-place, single-engine, multipurpose helicopter. It has
a fully-articulated five-blade main rotor system, and uses a two-blade tail rotor for anti-torque.
An optional four-blade tail rotor is available for noise reduction. Power from the turboshaft
engine is transmitted through the main drive shaft to the main rotor transmission, and from the
main rotor transmission through a drive shaft to the tail rotor. A one-way clutch between the
engine and main rotor transmission permits main-rotor freewheeling during auto-rotation. The
rotor is supported by a hollow static mast mounted to the primary structure that absorbs all of the
flight loads, allowing the transmission to provide only torque.
The fuselage is teardrop-shaped, aerodynamically efficient, and is a semi-monocoque
construction, manufactured primarily of aluminum alloy. The airframe includes doors for the
pilot, copilot, and passenger area on both sides. Doors can be quickly removed and the helicopter
flight-operated without the doors.
The MD 500E, fixed-position, T-tail empennage consists of a horizontal stabilizer with tip plates
mounted to the top of a vertical stabilizer. A tail skid is mounted to the bottom of the T-tail
empennage. The empennage is mounted at the end of the tail boom on the right-hand side,
opposite the tail rotor gearbox, and is constructed of aluminum alloy.
A diagram of the major system components of the MD 500E is shown on the following page.

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MD 500E Helicopter Major Components

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5.2 Standard Equipment
The MD 500E is configured with standard equipment that is included in the basic aircraft
procurement.
MD 500E Standard Equipment
Airframe
Extended landing gear
Rapid door removal hinges (cockpit
and cabin)
Tinted canopy windows
Tinted door windows
Rain gutter set
Keyed locks (4)
Fuselage hard mounts
External power receptacle
Jack fitting

Carbide skid shoes
One-color exterior paint
Passenger steps
Dual left-hand command flight controls
Anti-collision lights (2)
Landing light, nose mounted
Position lights
85-amp starter-generator
64-gallon (242 liter) fuel system
Battery heavy duty 17 amp-hour battery
Interior - Cockpit
Left hand rotor brake
Heater defogger system
Crew seats with four-point harness
restraint
Vinyl and fabric cushions
Vinyl interior trim panels

Crew compartment floor carpet
Map case
Fire extinguisher
First aid kit
Fresh air ventilation system
Instrument lighting
Interior - Cabin
Passenger seats with three-point
harness restraint
Vinyl and fabric cushions
Vinyl interior trim panels
Cabin compartment floor carpet

Cabin convenience light
Cabin soundproofing
Cargo tie-down fittings
Cabin 28-volt utility outlet
Engine
Rolls-Royce 250-C20B engine, 420 shp
(313 kW)
Automatic engine re-ignition
Inlet barrier filter

Engine anti-ice
Engine wash kit
Facet oil filter
Monitoring Instrumentation
Dual tachometer, NR and N2
Engine oil pressure indicator
Engine oil temperature indicator
Engine torque meter
N1 tachometer
Fuel quantity indicator

Engine chip detector warning light
Engine out warning light
Fuel filter obstruction warning light
Fuel low warning light
Generator out warning light
Low rotor rpm warning light

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MD 500E Standard Equipment
Digital chronometer
Airspeed indicator
Barometric altimeter
DC ammeter
Outside air temperature indicator
Magnetic compass
Turbine outlet temperature indicator
Battery over-temperature warning light

Main transmission chip detector
warning light
Main transmission oil pressure warning
light
Main transmission oil temperature
warning light
Tail rotor transmission chip detector
warning light
Miscellaneous
Engine, airframe, and battery log books
Rotorcraft flight manual
System/subsystem maintenance
manuals and illustrated parts catalogs
Engine exhaust cover

Engine inlet cover
Pitot tube cover
Main rotor blade tie-downs
Ground handling wheels
5.3 MD 500E Optional Equipment
Optional equipment for the MD 500E is available for additional cost, and is literally non-
exhaustive.
MD 500E Optional Equipment
Airframe
Heated pitot tube
Paravion door openers
Comfort windows
Dual side mount
Moveable landing/searchlight
Landing light pulse system
Video turret side mount
Pilot Mason Grip
Airframe fuel filter
Generator cooling kit
Engine bay quick release hinges
Exterior crew handles
Air conditioning R-134 w/ forward
evaporator
Skid mirror

Sealed lead-acid battery
Cargo hook with hard mount
Cargo hook provisions
On-board cargo hook weighing system
Emergency water floats
Four-blade tail rotor
High-visibility main rotor blades
Two-/three-color standard exterior
paint
Night vision goggle compatible lighting
Wire strike protection kit
Twenty-one gallon auxiliary fuel tank
Thirty-three gallon auxiliary fuel tank
Tyler platform
Searchlights