Ready for any challenge.
Belonging to the 500 series, the 530F is a five-place, single-engine, multipurpose helicopter with a fully-articulated five-blade main rotor system, and a two-blade tail rotor for anti-torque. The teardrop-shaped, aerodynamically efficient fuselage features an unobstructed forward 160-degree vertical and 220-degree horizontal cockpit field of view.
Equipped with a 650 shp Rolls-Royce Model 250-C30 turboshaft engine, the 530F is extremely effective in hot-day and high-altitude operation.
It's typical mission profile includes executive and personnel transport, air medical services, airborne law enforcement, along with many other operations where it's class-leading performance is a required asset.
Maximum speed: 152 knots (175 mph, 282 km/h)
Cruise speed: 125 knots (144 mph, 232 km/h)
Range: 375 mi (605 km)
Service ceiling: 16,000 ft (4,875 m)
Rate of climb: 1,700 ft/min (8.6 m/s)