MD 500

The Egg

“The little teardrop helicopter you've seen in every action movie.”

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Originally the Hughes OH-6 Cayuse, the 500 series became the civilian world's favorite small turbine helicopter. Police use them, news teams use them, and Hollywood loves them — that distinctive teardrop fuselage is recognizable from a mile away.

Fun fact

The Hughes 500 (predecessor to the MD 500) holds the world record for fastest circumnavigation of the Earth by helicopter — 248 hours, set in 1982.

One might be overhead right now.

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