MD Helicopters MD 600N Promo

The MD 600N is an eight-place, light, single-turbine engine helicopter that provides high performance and increased capacity to give the customer greater versatility. All with dramatically low operating costs. It flies faster, hovers higher, and provides the agility and exceptional handling for which the MD 500 series is known.
With its advanced NOTAR (No Tail Rotor) anti-torque system, the MD 600N is a member of an exclusive class of the safest, quietest helicopters in the world.

The NOTAR (No Tail Rotor) system consists of an enclosed fan driven by the main transmission, a circulation control tail boom, vertical stabilizers and a direct-jet thruster at the and of the tail boom. Low pressure air is forced through two slots on the right side of the tail boom, causes the main rotor downwash to "hug" the contour of the boom, creating lateral lift (Coanda effect) that counteracts main rotor torque. Yaw or directional control is given by the direct-jet thruster and the vertical stabilizers.
With this system a coventional tail rotor becomes superfluous. The MD600N, the MD520N and the MD902 Explorer are provided with this system.

Sources: http://www.cfso.org/ http://www.mdhelicopters.com/

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Autos & Vehicles

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• MD
• Helicopter
• 600
• Notar
• Single
• Turbine

[nipponhouseplayer]

Give the Rotorhead another 9 inches on the static mast of height clearance, and better yet, put a

tail rotor on it! Two Versions! The 407 would be dead in the water against this tough sucker. Ill fly whatever they give me.

[stavel3]

@TamakoAkai

I bought a POH two years ago during the MD600 Transition Course,

The price was about 120$, I don't know the how much is the price now.

[TamakoAkai]

Where can I find a POH for this bird. I heard the factory's POH is about 800 bucks.

Maybe a little cheaper for now till I hopefully buy one later

[1BustedMyth]

Gee this brings back some fine memories indeed!

Thanks for posting

[motokid032]

@MrWillydoit

Yeah these things aren't to Auto friendly thats for sure.

[aligerous]

Too bad they don't autorotate worth a damn. Border Patrol has been very unhappy with them. A couple months ago during emergency procedures training in El Cajon, CA, during a practice autoroation, one pancaked into the runway with an MD factory pilot at the controls. He was there on behalf of Border Patrol. A few months prior to that, an engine failure with another 600 pancaking into the surf. According to the pilots, just doesn't auto well at all.