MD Helicopters CEO Lynn Tilton introduces the new MD 540F armed scout April 3 during the AAAA conference in Nashville. (Photo: Bill Carey)
MD Helicopters CEO Lynn Tilton introduces the new MD 540F armed scout April 3 during the AAAA conference in Nashville. (Photo: Bill Carey)
Why oh why can’t Hughes/MD let go of that tiny back seat area? Same reason Bell is still flogging the Jet Ranger/206?
They both do a good job up upgrading power trains, rotor systems and avionics. Why can’t they get a decent airframe?
Look at the AS-350/355! Lots of room, flat floors, easy in or out.
The back seat area of a Jet Ranger is about like a 1967 Toyota Corolla
The AS-350 is more like a 2012 Chrysler minivan with two sliding doors.
(reality check - I’ve never flown the Hughes 500/OH-6, just climb in the cockpit & rear seat area. I do have a good bit of time in Jet Rangers and a bit in AS-350’s)
And someone on the Board of Directors needs to tell MD Helicopters CEO Lynn Tilton that she is supposed to look like she is selling helicopters, not her body.
I guess times are tight when they have to get the CEO to double as a trade-show “booth babe.”
It’s amazing how much mileage they’ve gotten out of that basic design. (The helicopter, not the CEO.)
}:-)4
Is there a reason the military doesn’t go for the NOTAR (No TAil Rotor) setup?
I saw a NOTAR at an airshow once and that sucker was quiet! Almost stealthy.
Is the NOTAR not as efficient as a regular tail rotor?