MD Helicopters
MD 530F
- Light Helicopter
- 3 pax
- 223 nm
Light HelicopterOut of production
MD Helicopters
- Passengers
- 4
- Range
- 210 nm
- Max cruise
- 123 ktas
- Ceiling
- 20,000 ft
01 · Basic info
MD Helicopters MD 520N
The MD 520N is a single-engine light helicopter of the MD 500 family that uses the NOTAR anti-torque system instead of a tail rotor. It is powered by a Rolls-Royce 250-C20R/2 turboshaft and seats up to five including the pilot. The design reduces external noise compared with a conventional tail rotor.
- Manufacturer
- MD Helicopters
- Class
- Light Helicopter
- Production
- Out of production
- First delivery
- 1991
- Engines
- 1 × Rolls-Royce 250-C20R/2
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Photo: Bidgee · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 au
02 · Specifications
Technical data
Capacity
- Flight crew
- 1
- Seats (maximum)
- 4
Powerplant
- Engines
- 1 × Rolls-Royce 250-C20R/2
- Power (each)
- 450 shp
Weights
- Max take-off weight
- 3,350 lb
Performance
- Range
- 210 nm
- Range conditions
- 5,000 ft, 3,350 lb (MD Helicopters)
- Max cruise speed
- 123 ktas
- Rate of climb
- 1,546 fpm
- Service ceiling
- 20,000 ft
External dimensions
- Height
- 8.8 ft
- Main rotor diameter
- 27.4 ft
Manufacturer-published or publicly documented type data, for orientation only. Figures vary with configuration, serial number, modifications and operating conditions. Not for flight planning. Values not publicly documented are omitted.
03 · Cabin layout
Cabin plan & cross-section
Cross-section data not published
Cabin width
–
Cabin height
–
- Club seating
- Baggage
04 · Range map
Where the MD 520N can fly nonstop
Range shown
210 nm
Published OEM range (5,000 ft, 3,350 lb (MD Helicopters)): 210 nm. Great-circle distances, still air. Real-world range depends on payload, winds, temperature, routing and reserves, always confirm with a flight-planning study.
Nonstop from Dubai (DWC)
- Riyadh461 nm
- Mumbai1,044 nm
- Cairo1,301 nm
- Istanbul1,642 nm
- Nairobi1,898 nm
- Moscow2,004 nm
- Nice2,588 nm
- Geneva2,662 nm
- Paris2,840 nm
- London2,977 nm
- Singapore3,160 nm
- Lagos3,169 nm
- Hong Kong3,211 nm
- Johannesburg3,439 nm
- Dakar4,084 nm
- Tokyo4,305 nm
- New York5,951 nm
- Sydney6,502 nm
- São Paulo6,580 nm
- Miami6,810 nm
- Los Angeles7,240 nm
- Buenos Aires7,365 nm
- Mexico City7,769 nm
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