Visualize dashing through urban canyons or floating over rugged terrain without the telling noise of a helicopter. This is the MD 520N experience a helicopter that revolutionizes rotorcraft design and dispenses with the tail rotor altogether. This is because it uses the NOTAR system developed by McDonnell Douglas, which channels airflow through the tailboom to achieve proper directional control. Greenhorns will come to appreciate the range of these changes: the landing zones are bare infinitely less when their tail’s ground safety issues are eliminated.
520N marks its territory with a 610-kilometer range, making it possible to fly the Los Angeles-Vegas route directly without any refueled stops. Five passengers spread their legs comfortably in the spacious cabin equipped with large windows which provide an airy, panoramic view that is not common to light helicopters. You may have to think about the NOTAR system’s strong point apart from safety – interior noise is reduced to very low levels that allow carrying on a conversation. This implies that business considerations can be done on board mid-flight or passengers can enjoy the scenery onboard without wearing the headset.
Constantly occurring accuracy in pilot service encounters. The five-blade main rotor offers the cherry-smooth maneuvering of the helicopter in any weather for example during rough flying conditions when you need to navigate through cities or when your target is a site-precision landing on glaciers. The maintenance techies favor it: removal of the tail rotor means decreased parts and less maintenance and inspection are needed after hard service. You may not find champagne fridges inside, but the smart vibration-damping engineering and climate-controlled comfort raise the passenger experience out of the box standard utility aircraft.
This helicopter is good in the places others are not. It is small enough to fit into lift-off and landing areas on the rooftops of buildings as well as in the many confined forest clearings that the larger birds cannot go near. Look at the tactical advantage then: silence altitude allows you to fly to previously off-limits urban airports and fragile wilderness areas. The mission that you are flying is likely to require a high degree of flexibility, safety, and access, yet the MD 520N is more than just meeting expectations; it is the one that eliminates the old ones and proves the new ones.
