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McDonnell Douglas MD-900 Model Helicopter

McDonnell Douglas MD-900 Model Helicopter

Item# : SCHMD900B

Manufacturer : McDonnell Douglas

Length : 14.91"

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This McDonnell Douglas MD-900 Model Helicopter comes with a detachable high-gloss black resin display stand that adds beauty to this excellent crafted McDonnell Douglas MD-900 Model Helicopter. We can also personalize the McDonnell Douglas MD-900 Model Helicopter display stand inscription plaque with the text of your choice for FREE. Just type what you would like your inscription plaque to read, and we will include it with your McDonnell Douglas MD-900 Model Helicopter again; this is FREE!

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The MD Helicopters MD Explorer is a light twin-engined utility helicopter designed and initially produced by the American rotorcraft specialist McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Systems.

On 18 December 1992, the maiden flight was conducted, and initial certification for the type followed roughly two years later. The initial model, the MD 900, was joined by an improved successor, the MD 902, during the late 1990s. The Explorer is currently produced by MD Helicopters.

In January 1989, McDonnell Douglas Helicopters officially announced the launch of the Explorer, which it initially referred to as the MDX. Amongst other things, the Explorer was the first McDonnell Douglas helicopter to incorporate the NOTAR system from its initial design.[1] McDonnell Douglas partnered with Hawker de Havilland of Australia, which handled the manufacturing of the airframes. A total of ten prototypes were constructed, seven of which were used for ground-based tests. McDonnell Douglas Helicopters became a launch customer for Pratt & Whitney Canada’s PW200 turboshaft engines, for which it had an exclusive agreement to power the first 128 Explorers with pairs of PW206As.[2] While plans had been mooted to offer the Turbomeca Arrius powerplant as an alternative option, these were subsequently discarded.

On 18 December 1992, the maiden flight of the Explorer took place, performed by ship #2 (N900MD). On 2 December 1994, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification for the Explorer was granted, permitting its use in North America; Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) certification was received shortly thereafter. However, certification of the Explorer’s instrument flight rules (IFR) capability was protracted due to technical difficulties with integration; in February 1997, FAA certification for IFR operations was finally received.

On 29 May 1997, all Explorers were temporarily grounded following the discovery of a broken drive-link; during the following month, flight operations resumed after the FAA gave its approval of a redesigned component that addressed the issue.

In September 1997, a range of improvements to the Explorer was introduced. These included the availability of the PW206E engine, which had a higher single-engine inoperative rating, along with revised engine air inlets, improved NOTAR inlet design, and a more powerful stabilizer control system. The benefits were improvements to both range and endurance, along with an increased maximum takeoff weight. This enhanced Explorer was unofficially designated the MD 902.

In May 1998, it was reported that Bell Helicopters, as part of a wider deal with Boeing, had acquired the rights to support and produce spare components for the Explorer; however, this deal did not include the ability to perform final assembly or otherwise produce complete rotorcraft. Accordingly, it was speculated that the deal could impact the long-term future of the Explorer.[6] However, these plans were terminated due to the intervention of the US Federal Trade Commission.[7] Instead, in the following year, Boeing opted to spin off its civilian line of helicopters, including the Explorer, to the newly formed MD Helicopter Holdings Inc. (MDHI).

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