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ROTORCRAFT FLIGHT MANUAL
Optional Equipment
Cargo Hook Kit
MD 500E
(Model 369E)
Revision 14
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FAA Approved
PART II
LIMITATIONS
Weight Limitations:
Maximum takeoff and landing gross weight 3000 pounds. Weight
in excess of 3000 pounds must be external and jettisonable.
Maximum Rotorcraft − Load Combinations operating gross weight 3550
pounds (FAR 133).
Center of Gravity Limitations:
Center of gravity not to exceed the limits certificated for the basic helicop-
ter.
For gross weights greater than 3000 pounds, center of gravity limits for
3000 pounds apply.
Cargo Hook Limitations:
Cargo hook structural load limit is 2000 pounds.
Airspeed Limitations:
With no load on hook, airspeed limits are unchanged.
With load on hook, airspeed limits are presented on the exterior load V
NE
placards. The airspeed presented on these placards apply to either C20B or
C20R/2 engine installations.
NOTE
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Use caution as size and shape of load, and load attaching cable size and length
may affect flight characteristics. Satisfactory flight characteristics have been
demonstrated with a compact 2000 pound load suspended on a 3/8
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inch cable
5 feet long.
Altitude Limitations:
Maximum operating altitude is 14,000 feet density altitude.
CAUTION
