Aeronautical Engineering
Defender Demonstrated in Eight Nations
London—Hughes 500MD Defender antiarmor helicopter has completed an eight-nation demonstration tour of Europe and the Middle East during which it displayed its ability as a tank killer armed with the Hughes TOW missile. In addition to Britain, where the helicopter was flown at the recent Farnborough air show (AW&ST Sept. 11, p. 14), the Defender visited Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Belgium, Switzerland, Italy, Jordan and Morocco.
By David A. Brown6 min