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Is It MD Or Hughes

Cosync From Mexico, joined Nov 2001, 556 posts, RR: 0
Posted (11 years 4 weeks 16 hours ago) and read 815 times:

I have something on my mind that is realy bugging me.
hughes and mc donald douglas are 2 different companies right?
the MD 500d seems to be also called teh hughes 500 d sometimes. why the hell does it have 2 makes. i dont undeerstand. its the same with lots of companies. bell and eurocopter? i dont understand. and also sometimes the caption of the 500d on a.net sais hughes/md 500d
how can it have to companies?

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Fordlover From United States of America, joined Sep 2001, 194 posts, RR: 0
Reply 1, posted (11 years 4 weeks 13 hours ago) and read 784 times:

Back in the late eightes (or there-abouts) MD bought out Hughes (or their helicopter production at least). So the Hughes 500 became the MD 500. I think it was mid-production on the D model, so both manufacturer's names have been used. When the E model came out, it was strictly, the MD 500E. Sorry for the lack of details, but that's all I really remember of the whole transaction. I'm sure someone will follow with the juicy bits. Smile

Flyn From United States of America, joined Apr 2002, 76 posts, RR: 0
Reply 2, posted (11 years 4 weeks 1 hour ago) and read 752 times:

And you got the Schweizer 269 And in my manual it say HUGHES MODEL 269A

Cosync From Mexico, joined Nov 2001, 556 posts, RR: 0
Reply 3, posted (11 years 3 weeks 6 days 20 hours ago) and read 745 times:

its really wierd. i get so confused. hughes and mc donald douglas. who actually made the 500D?

L-188 From United States of America, joined Jul 1999, 29350 posts, RR: 62
Reply 4, posted (11 years 3 weeks 6 days 20 hours ago) and read 745 times:

Yeah, apparently Mickey D didn't was the piston powered Hughes 300 or your model 269 sold it sold those types to Schweizer.

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L-188 From United States of America, joined Jul 1999, 29350 posts, RR: 62
Reply 5, posted (11 years 3 weeks 6 days 20 hours ago) and read 743 times:

On a side note, Has everybody seen those MDC embossed wheel caps that go on the wheels of Mcdonnell Douglas products?

I frankly am shocked that Boeing hasn't asked for an AD on them to force operators of those aircraft to replace them with ones that are embossed with the name, "Boeing"

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Flyn From United States of America, joined Apr 2002, 76 posts, RR: 0
Reply 6, posted (11 years 3 weeks 23 hours ago) and read 714 times:

What do you mean L-188

Verry confussing about thes comanies now.
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