麥(mai)(mai)道(dao)直(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)升(sheng)(sheng)機(ji)(ji)(ji)公(gong)(gong)司(si)(si)的(de)前身是(shi)(shi)麥(mai)(mai)克唐(tang)(tang)納(na)-道(dao)格拉斯(si)(si)公(gong)(gong)司(si)(si)直(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)升(sheng)(sheng)機(ji)(ji)(ji)系(xi)統(tong)公(gong)(gong)司(si)(si)，該公(gong)(gong)司(si)(si)是(shi)(shi)一家專(zhuan)營直(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)升(sheng)(sheng)機(ji)(ji)(ji)制(zhi)造、銷售(shou)和支持的(de)美國(guo)航空(kong)制(zhi)造商。麥(mai)(mai)道(dao)直(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)升(sheng)(sheng)機(ji)(ji)(ji)公(gong)(gong)司(si)(si)生產商業(ye)和軍事用途(tu)的(de)輕型通用直(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)升(sheng)(sheng)機(ji)(ji)(ji)。在1984年(nian)之前，該公(gong)(gong)司(si)(si)一直(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)都是(shi)(shi)休斯(si)(si)飛(fei)機(ji)(ji)(ji)公(gong)(gong)司(si)(si)的(de)子公(gong)(gong)司(si)(si)，后來(lai)麥(mai)(mai)克唐(tang)(tang)納(na)-道(dao)格拉斯(si)(si)公(gong)(gong)司(si)(si)收購了它，并將其(qi)更(geng)名為麥(mai)(mai)克唐(tang)(tang)納(na)-道(dao)格拉斯(si)(si)公(gong)(gong)司(si)(si)直(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)升(sheng)(sheng)機(ji)(ji)(ji)系(xi)統(tong)公(gong)(gong)司(si)(si)。上世紀(ji)90年(nian)代后期，麥(mai)(mai)克唐(tang)(tang)納(na)-道(dao)格拉斯(si)(si)公(gong)(gong)司(si)(si)與波音公(gong)(gong)司(si)(si)合(he)并，經過一系(xi)列商業(ye)化(hua)運作之后，麥(mai)(mai)道(dao)直(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)升(sheng)(sheng)機(ji)(ji)(ji)公(gong)(gong)司(si)(si)就(jiu)順(shun)勢成(cheng)為了一家獨立的(de)公(gong)(gong)司(si)(si)，也就(jiu)是(shi)(shi)如(ru)今的(de)MD Helicopters，Inc。