New Video MD530G Preview

[Aussiecop]

Hi guys,

Here is another video I just got done putting together of the new MD530G that I shot at Heli Expo.

https://vimeo.com/93428825

[tartare]

The Loach lives again.
That's a lot of hurt in a small package...

[John R81]

And I can get all that on a UK Shotgun certificate??? Awesome!

[Bravo73]

Nice video.

Impressive 500.

[Harry O]

Give Ms Tilton her due, she does seem to be turning the company around. :ok:
Aiming the 530G at the international players according to an interview.

Rotor & Wing Magazine :: MD Helicopters Aims 530G at International Militaries (http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/commercial/technology/MD-Helicopters-Aims-530G-at-International-Militaries_81721.html)

[Aussiecop]

Thanks guys, it really is an impressive piece of kit up close. Agree that Lyn Tilton is incredibly passionate about making MD a success. I also filmed her speech at Heli Expo and she had some great things to say about the future of MD and their technology improvements.

[Ian Corrigible]

Meanwhile in the real world... :E

Boeing flies production configuration AH-6i light helicopter for the 1st time (http://boeing.mediaroom.com/Boeing-Flies-Production-Configuration-AH-6i-Light-Helicopter-for-the-1st-Time)

I/C

[HeliHenri]

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Yes I/C, but they don't have such a nice video ! ;)

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[Stinger10]

Why is Lynn looking to sell MD to an interested party in the middle east if she's so committed?

UAE dealer Quest Aviation Services are to buy manufacturer MD Helicopters. In a surprise move, Quest believes that the scope for the MD product line is much bigger than its recently past record, which has seen single figure production over the last five years as a whole for each of the three NOTAR products - MD520N, MD600N and MD Explorer. While the MD530F has provided work for many MD employees, the military orders from Afghanistan (6 aircraft), Saudi Arabia (12) and Kurdistan (12) are all now delivered, and the US Army cancelled the AAS progam on budget grounds. With Quest already representing MD in both India and China, there is talk of a large military order from the latter which is believed to rest on one of the newly announced MD530G or MD540F upgraded models.
Quest have yet to confirm whether they are buying just the Patriarch Partners majority share, or the whole company including that of the minority Dutch shareholder. Part of the funding for the deal is being provided by Pierwszy Kwietnia Polska Sp. z o.o, based in the Polish capital, Warsaw, and their director Worek Pieniędzy will be taking a place on the board of MD Helicopters. Despite MD's investment in production facilities in Mexico, it now seems more likely that costs will be reduced further with production moving to Poland in due course.
Quest declined to be drawn on the monetary value of the transaction

[Ian Corrigible]

It was an April Fools (http://helihub.com/2014/04/01/md-helicopters-sold-to-middle-east-distributor).

Personally I preferred the solar-powered Chinook (http://www.verticalmag.com/news/article/U.S.Armyharnessesthesunputsgreeneraircraftintheskies).

I/C

[Aussiecop]

@HeliHenri That's because they haven't called me yet!