Boeing MD-500 Defender
multi-role combat helicopter
Specifications
- Origin
- USA
- Type
- multi-role combat helicopter
- Maximum Speed
- 217 km/h / 152 mph
- Maximum Range
- 509 km / 366 miles
- Dimensions
- main rotor diam. 8.05 m /
26 ft 4 in
height 2.71 m / 8 ft lO in - Weight
- empty 572 kg / 1,260 lb
max. take-off 1,361 kg / 3,000 lb - Powerplant
- one 313-kW 420-sl Allison 250-C20B turboshaft
Armament
options include Hug 30-mm Hughes Chain Gun (firing rate reduced to 350 rounds per minute), four TOW missiles and Stinger MLMS AAMs