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MD 520N

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Light single turboshaft utility helicopter with NOTAR anti-torque system instead of conventional external tail rotor.

Lift type

Rotary wing

Construction

Factory-built

Control

Piloted

Engine type

Turboshaft

Application

Utility

Fleet facts business use worldwide · as at August 2026

In business use

84 aircraft

Production years

1991-2018

Average age

29.8 years

Main base countries

U.S.A. (20), New Zealand (16), Belgium (2), China (2), Australia (2)

Figures cover the worldwide fleet in business use — airline and military examples are not included. Fleet data: Business Air News research.

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Type variants

Variant	Launch / first flight	Production end	Notes
MD 520N	1989 / 1990		NOTAR variant of MD 500 family.

Airframer

MD Helicopters, LLC

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