MD Helicopters MD500 E for sale: listings and price

MD Helicopters MD500 E for sale: listings and price · Jet Tracker

Acquisition price · pre-owned market

limited data9 active listings (global)Jet Tracker curation · 6 sources · 04/06/2026

US$ 1.3 miR$ 6.7 mi

market medianaging ≈ −2.2%/yr−63% vs Helicóptero Medium Turbine median

Entry

US$ 775.0 mil

model year 1982

Best value

US$ 1.1 mi

model year 1989

Top of range

US$ 1.9 mi

model year 2023

Used vs new

−32%

catalog US$ 1.9 mi

Minimum

US$ 995.0 mil

R$ 5.1 mi

Median

US$ 1.3 mi

R$ 6.7 mi

Maximum

US$ 2.5 mi

R$ 12.8 mi

For sale now (real asking)7 listings · 21/09/2026

Floor

US$ 775.0 mil

R$ 4.0 mi

Median

US$ 995.0 mil

R$ 5.1 mi

Ceiling

US$ 2.3 mi

R$ 11.5 mi

Asking-price range across active listings today. The band above is our curated valuation; this is the live market.

New · manufacturer catalogin productionUS$ 1.9 mi · R$ 9.7 mi

Depreciation curve by year of manufacture

CAGR +2.2%/yr·1982→2023

Market median by vintage (USD). Light-blue band = min/max range observed across real listings. Points without reliable public listings (n ≤ 1) use Bluebook/curve interpolation and are flagged as lower confidence.

2 of 4 points with reduced confidence (n ≤ 1 listing observed). The estimate for these years comes from Aircraft Bluebook / market-curve interpolation, not from direct listings.

Landed in Brazil

Index ≈ ×1.09 to ×1.34 on the aircraft value, already with ferry, ANAC nationalization and ICMS.

Air taxi

US$ 1.1 mi – 2.9 mi

R$ 5.6 mi – 14.6 mi · ICMS Agreement 75/91 · ~4 to 5%

Private use

US$ 1.2 mi – 3.4 mi

R$ 6.3 mi – 17.2 mi · ICMS ~18 to 25%

Market estimate: value + ferry + ANAC nationalization + ICMS, no legal review. Federal taxes (II/IPI/PIS/COFINS) ~0% for aircraft (NCM 88.02); the weight is the state ICMS, higher for private use.

Cost per flight hour

Operate · owned

US$ 620/h

R$ 3.2 mil/h · Variable/h

Fixed/yr: US$ 292.3 mil
Total/h @ 400 hrs/yr: US$ 1.4 mil/h

Charter · 🌎 World

US$ 1.2 mil – 2.8 mil/h

R$ 6.1 mil – 14.3 mil/h

Charter · 🇧🇷 Brazil

US$ 1.3 mil – 1.6 mil/h

R$ 6.7 mil – 8.2 mil/h

Operate = direct cost/hour (fuel + maintenance + engine); excludes fixed costs (hangar, crew, insurance). World: intermediate single-engine turbine (4-6 pax) ~$1,200-$2,500/hr and light single ~$500-$1,500/hr per flyhangar7/wingsair 2025 guides; the fast 5-seat 500E sits at the upper end, ~$1,200-$2,800/hr. BR: Flapper (2026) quotes single-engine turbine R$7,000-R$8,700/hr (~$1,300-$1,610 at R$5.4/USD); intermediate 'Esquilo/Squirrel' class R$10,000-R$15,000/hr. No 500E-specific BR rate published; bracketed by single-turbine class.

How we read this price · 6 sources · researched 04/06/2026

Pre-owned asking from real public listings (Jun 2026): HeliTrader two 1989 500E at $995k (11,948 TT) and $1.3M (7,254 TT); Controller cites 500E range $1.3M-$2.5M and MD/MCDD 500E average ~$1.175M; new-production 500E list ~$1.9M (MD Helicopters, Q2 2024). 500D predecessors (1977-1982) ask $675k-$850k. DOC variable = aircraftcostcalculator MD 500E ($253,872/yr variable / 300 hrs @ $9/gal = ~$846/hr; total incl. fixed ~$2,178/hr). NOTE: real 500E asking (995k-2.5M) runs partly below the heli_medium_turbine sanity floor (1.5M) since the 5-seat 500E straddles light/medium single-turbine; values kept to sourced market data rather than inflated to band.

HeliTrader - MD500 / MD500E for sale, WebFetch ok; 1989 500E $1.3M (7,254TT) & $995k (11,948TT); 500D 1979 $850k, 1981 $775k
Controller.com - MD Helicopters 500E for sale, HTTP 403 on fetch; via WebSearch: 500E range $1.3M-$2.5M, MCDD 500E avg ~$1.175M
AvBuyer - McDonnell Douglas 500D/500E for sale, WebFetch ok; 500D 1979 $850k (11,130TT), 1977 EUR675k, 1982 listing
Aircraft Cost Calculator - MD 500E operating costs, HTTP 403 on fetch; via WebSearch: variable $253,872/yr, fixed $399,674, total $2,178/hr @300hrs $9/gal

Market estimates for guidance only, not a firm quote. Confirm the value with a broker/appraiser before any transaction.

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