The Howard 500 Project

By Milton Shupe, Scott Thomas and João Paz

With super assistance from Dave

HOWARD 500 STATS:

BUILT 16 FROM 1959 TO 1963

Reg#: N500HP - ONLY ONE HOWARD 500 LEFT FLYING IN THE USA

OWNED BY TONY PHILLIPPI OF EDEN PRAIRIE

PRESSURIZED … WILL MAINTAIN A 2100 FT CABIN @ 20,000’

Specs:
N500hp: Year 1960-63	Max IAS: 306k
Standard airworthiness certificate	Cruise: @ 50% 270 kts/TAS
Mgw: 36000lbs	Vmc: 95kts
Empty: 24000lbs	Vso: 80kts/clean 106 kts
Engines: P&W R2800 CB-16/17 2500hp. ea.	Vlo: 191kts
Props: Hamilton Standard 24E60	Vfe: 202 kts
Fuel cap: 1546 gals = 9276lbs	Runway: About 4000 ft. for most ops. But 5500+ ft is best
Oil capacity: 75 gals
Grade: 100ll/115-145	Pressurization 6.75 to 1
Fuel flow: 200 gals/hr for flight planning	(holds 2100 cabin @ FL20)
Cruise Fuel: 185gals/hr	wing span: 72’
Endurance: 8 hrs 30 min.	length: 67’
Max range: 2200 nm. (2568 statute)	height: 14-15’

Check out the FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet for the Howard 500 HERE.

Attributes/options/highlights

Darton preoiler system $10k

Darton oil evacuation system (clean kits) $40K

Oil and engine oil pumps preheaters built in.

115vAC 2250 KVA solid-state static inverters

New 100 KVA solid-state static instrument inverters

Heated wind screens (105 deg.)

Boosted flight controls (dual hydraulic systems)

Goodyear Anti-skid

Auto Feather

Auto Compressor disconnect

Deluxe Custom Restroom with modern outside filler port and service.

Total engine instrument redundancy (with LCD color graphics display)

Huge galley and built in CD, VCR, and 13" color TV.

Lots of hardwood (Birdseye maple MRI for voids)

Custom cockpit cabinetry (Jepp chart case)

Large windows, huge external baggage

Fold out tables, fully reclining leather seats

7 foot couch.

Entertainment and oxygen at each seat

New halon fire extinguishers

Jump seat

Senheiser noise canceling headsets for the cockpit w/atc-music mode.

Avionics

Dual king HSI (kcs 55’s)

Collins DME
dual KX 165 Nav coms

Dual king transponders

Dual king kma 24a audio panels w/marker beacons

Dual ILS

Dual GPS Capability

UPS/APOLLO GX50 GPS

Couples to the # 1 HSI and MFD

8" UPS MFD GX20 that displays every instrument approach in the USA

Full pilot and copilot flight instruments.

Third attitude indicator

King radar altimeter

BFG Wx500 Stormscope

David Clark intercom

Gps to LOC/Nav auto switching when loc/gs freq selected