麥(mai)(mai)道(dao)(dao)直升(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)機(ji)公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)司(si)(si)(si)(si)(si)的(de)前(qian)身是麥(mai)(mai)克唐納(na)-道(dao)(dao)格(ge)拉(la)斯(si)(si)公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)司(si)(si)(si)(si)(si)直升(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)機(ji)系統(tong)公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)司(si)(si)(si)(si)(si)，該(gai)公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)司(si)(si)(si)(si)(si)是一(yi)(yi)(yi)家(jia)專營直升(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)機(ji)制(zhi)造、銷(xiao)售和(he)支持(chi)的(de)美國航(hang)空(kong)制(zhi)造商(shang)。麥(mai)(mai)道(dao)(dao)直升(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)機(ji)公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)司(si)(si)(si)(si)(si)生(sheng)產商(shang)業和(he)軍事用(yong)途的(de)輕型通用(yong)直升(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)機(ji)。在1984年之前(qian)，該(gai)公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)司(si)(si)(si)(si)(si)一(yi)(yi)(yi)直都是休斯(si)(si)飛(fei)機(ji)公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)司(si)(si)(si)(si)(si)的(de)子公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)司(si)(si)(si)(si)(si)，后來麥(mai)(mai)克唐納(na)-道(dao)(dao)格(ge)拉(la)斯(si)(si)公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)司(si)(si)(si)(si)(si)收購了它(ta)，并將(jiang)其更名為麥(mai)(mai)克唐納(na)-道(dao)(dao)格(ge)拉(la)斯(si)(si)公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)司(si)(si)(si)(si)(si)直升(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)機(ji)系統(tong)公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)司(si)(si)(si)(si)(si)。上世紀90年代后期，麥(mai)(mai)克唐納(na)-道(dao)(dao)格(ge)拉(la)斯(si)(si)公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)司(si)(si)(si)(si)(si)與波(bo)音(yin)公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)司(si)(si)(si)(si)(si)合并，經過一(yi)(yi)(yi)系列(lie)商(shang)業化(hua)運作之后，麥(mai)(mai)道(dao)(dao)直升(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)機(ji)公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)司(si)(si)(si)(si)(si)就順勢成(cheng)為了一(yi)(yi)(yi)家(jia)獨立(li)的(de)公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)司(si)(si)(si)(si)(si)，也就是如今的(de)MD Helicopters，Inc。