USA
DEFENDER 500 MD (McDONNELL DOUGLAS)
Gary's Combat Aircraft Reference Guide

FM 44-80:  Defender 500 MD

GENERAL DATA

Country of Origin: USA.
Similar Aircraft: OH-6 Cayuse, BO 105, Alouette II.
Crew: Two.
Role: ASW, scout, antitank, multimission (2 passengers).
Armament: Chain gun, missiles (TOW-capable), 70mm rockets.
Dimensions: Length: 23 ft (7.02 m). Rotor diameter: 26 ft, 4 in (8.04 m).
Performance Range 335 miles (540 km).

DESCRIPTION

Wings: Either four- or five-blade main rotor (depending on model). Weapons platform on lower rear body.

Engine(s): One mounted inside body. Air intakes on top of cabin. Blackhole exhaust.

Fuselage: Teardrop-shaped. Round, glassed-in cockpit. Landing skids.

Tail: Fin boomerang-shaped, swept-back, and tapered. Flats back-tapered with small fins attached to the tips. Flats high-mounted on the fin forming a "T". Rotor on lower left of tail boom.

USER COUNTRIES

Argentina, Bahrain, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Honduras, Indonesia, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kenya, North Korea, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, USA.

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