There have been a few 500’s for flight simulator over the years. It wasn’t the first turbine I flew, but it was the first turbine I got comfortable with, and logged PIC time in. The 500 is also significant to me because it was the first turbine powered helicopter, I got checked out in. Several of the local police and Sheriff’s Departments operated 500’s where I grew up, so they were a constant presence overhead. Blue Thunder, Airwolf, the A-Team and other TV shows all featured 500’s (most of the time it was the same one, N58248!). As a kid, the 500 and its variants were just as popular on American TV and movies as the Jetranger. The 500 holds a special place for me for many reasons.
Hughes gave the world the 500D in 1976, and we have been in love ever since. It is also known as the Hughes 500, McDonnell Douglas 500, and MD 500, depending on who owned the type certificate when that particular serial number was produced.īut most people in the industry refer to it and its variants as simply the 500. The Hughes 369, It has gone by a few names since it emerged from the OH-6.
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