麥(mai)道(dao)直(zhi)升機公(gong)(gong)(gong)司(si)(si)(si)(si)的前(qian)身是(shi)麥(mai)克唐(tang)納-道(dao)格(ge)拉(la)斯(si)公(gong)(gong)(gong)司(si)(si)(si)(si)直(zhi)升機系統(tong)公(gong)(gong)(gong)司(si)(si)(si)(si)，該公(gong)(gong)(gong)司(si)(si)(si)(si)是(shi)一家(jia)專營直(zhi)升機制造、銷售和支持(chi)的美國航空制造商(shang)。麥(mai)道(dao)直(zhi)升機公(gong)(gong)(gong)司(si)(si)(si)(si)生產(chan)商(shang)業和軍事用途的輕型通(tong)用直(zhi)升機。在1984年之前(qian)，該公(gong)(gong)(gong)司(si)(si)(si)(si)一直(zhi)都是(shi)休斯(si)飛機公(gong)(gong)(gong)司(si)(si)(si)(si)的子公(gong)(gong)(gong)司(si)(si)(si)(si)，后來麥(mai)克唐(tang)納-道(dao)格(ge)拉(la)斯(si)公(gong)(gong)(gong)司(si)(si)(si)(si)收購(gou)了(le)它，并將其更名為麥(mai)克唐(tang)納-道(dao)格(ge)拉(la)斯(si)公(gong)(gong)(gong)司(si)(si)(si)(si)直(zhi)升機系統(tong)公(gong)(gong)(gong)司(si)(si)(si)(si)。上世紀90年代(dai)后期，麥(mai)克唐(tang)納-道(dao)格(ge)拉(la)斯(si)公(gong)(gong)(gong)司(si)(si)(si)(si)與波(bo)音公(gong)(gong)(gong)司(si)(si)(si)(si)合并，經過(guo)一系列商(shang)業化運(yun)作之后，麥(mai)道(dao)直(zhi)升機公(gong)(gong)(gong)司(si)(si)(si)(si)就(jiu)順勢成為了(le)一家(jia)獨立的公(gong)(gong)(gong)司(si)(si)(si)(si)，也(ye)就(jiu)是(shi)如今(jin)的MD Helicopters，Inc。