Our Price: £85.00

Hughes 500 Fuselage for 500 size helicopter

For north America Customers, if this fuselage is available at our US logistics at

the time of ordering it will be shipped from there via USPS. Please email us at

sales@high-torque.biz we will let you know the availablity

Nose section is made removable for battery changes or maintenance.

The kit consists of the items shown in the  photograph and includes parts to make up the tail fins & landing skids.

Material: 1.0mm Pet-g

Recommended paint is Acrylic spray, do not use sprays containing solvents, they do not give the best finish, and take a long time to dry,

undercoat/primer should be white.

 Assembly instructions in English
Bauanleitung in deutsche
Instrucciones de asamblea en español
Instructions d'Assemblée en français
Istruzioni dell'Assemblea in italiano 

The Original

The MD Helicopters MD 500 series is an American family of light utility civilian and military helicopters. The MD 500 originated as the Hughes 500, a civilian version of the US Army's OH-6A Cayuse/Loach. The series currently includes the MD 500E, MD 520N, and MD 530F.

The successful Hughes 500/MD 500 series began life in response to a US Army requirement for a light observation helicopter. Hughes' Model 369 won the contest against competition from Bell and Hiller. The OH-6 Cayuse first flew in February 1963.

Hughes/MD 500

Prior to the OH-6's first flight, Hughes announced it was developing a civil version, to be marketed as the Hughes 500, available in basic five and seven seat configurations. A utility version with a more powerful engine was offered as the 500U (later called the 500C).

The improved Hughes 500D became the primary model in 1976, with a more powerful engine, a T-tail, and new five-blade main rotor; a four-blade tail rotor was optional. The 500D was replaced by the 500E from 1982 with a pointed nose and various interior improvements such as greater head and leg room. The 530F was a more powerful version of the 500E optimized for hot and high work.

McDonnell Douglas acquired Hughes Helicopters in January 1984, and from August 1985 the 500E and 530F were built as the MD 500E and MD 530F Lifter. Following the 1997 Boeing/McDonnell Douglas merger, Boeing sold the former MD civil helicopter lines to MD Helicopters in early 1999.

Military variants are marketed under the MD 500 Defender name

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