H500Helicóptero Medium TurbineCurated data · 2026-06O MD500, aqui na versão E, é o helicóptero monoturbina derivado do Hughes 500, em produção desde 1968 e reconhecido pelo porte compacto e pela fuselagem arredondada.
Jet Tracker estimate: about US$ 1,351 per flight hour at 400 h/year, of which US$ 620 per hour is variable cost (fuel, engine program, maintenance reserves, fees) plus US$ 292,300 per year of fixed cost (crew, hangar, insurance, training).
About US$ 540,285 per year (roughly R$ 2.766.260 at today's exchange rate), of which 46% is variable cost (depends on hours flown) and 54% is fixed cost (exists even with the aircraft parked).
About US$ 177 per flight hour, at the US$ 5.90 per gallon used in this simulation. Fuel is usually the largest variable cost item.
About US$ 10.39 per nautical mile, at a cruise speed of 130 kt. It is the right metric to compare aircraft of different speeds on the same route.
Variable cost only exists when the aircraft flies: fuel, engine program, hourly maintenance reserves and landing fees. Fixed cost exists even with the aircraft in the hangar: crew, hangarage, insurance, training and subscriptions. That is why total cost per hour falls the more hours per year the aircraft flies.
Estimates from the Jet Tracker cost engine under the assumptions shown in the calculator. They do not replace a quote from an operator, MRO or insurer.
Crew includes PIC + SIC + benefits; other lines per spec §6.
| Category | Line | Per hour | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Fuel | US$ 176.96 | US$ 70.784 |
| Variable | Engine program | US$ 120.00 | US$ 48.000 |
| Variable | Airframe reserve | US$ 215.00 | US$ 86.000 |
| Variable | APU reserve | US$ 30.00 | US$ 12.000 |
| Variable | Landing / handling | US$ 33.00 | US$ 13.200 |
| Variable | Miscellaneous | US$ 45.00 | US$ 18.000 |
| Fixed | Hangarage | US$ 60.00 | US$ 24.000 |
| Fixed | Hull insurance | US$ 39.00 | US$ 15.600 |
| Fixed | Liability insurance | US$ 30.00 | US$ 12.000 |
| Fixed | Crew (PIC) | US$ 237.50 | US$ 95.000 |
| Fixed | Crew (SIC) | US$ 187.50 | US$ 75.000 |
| Fixed | Crew (benefits) | US$ 127.50 | US$ 51.000 |
| Fixed | Training | US$ 30.00 | US$ 12.000 |
| Fixed | Subscriptions | US$ 6.25 | US$ 2.500 |
| Fixed | Modernization reserve | US$ 13.00 | US$ 5.200 |
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