Overview
The MD 902 Explorer is a twin-engine NOTAR helicopter with a bearingless rotor and a large, flat-floor cabin, used chiefly for air ambulance and police work.
Key points
- Only twin-engine NOTAR helicopter
- Category A performance
- Production continues at low rates
Mission fit
Light twin class- Air ambulance, police and corporate missions requiring twin-engine safety
- Single-pilot IFR flying in congested airspace
- Rooftop and urban helipad access
In the U.S. charter fleet
FAA Part 135 · MD 900 / 902 Explorer5aircraft on Part 135 certificates
3charter operators
Most based in MO (2), OR (2), NV (1).
Operators include Air Methods LLC, BRIM EQUIPMENT LEASING, LLC, PAPILLON AIRWAYS INC.
Counts cover the FAA type-certificate family named above, which can include earlier variants of the same airframe. Source: our Part 135 operator database, updated monthly. Browse operators.
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