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== Description == | == Description == | ||
=== Design === | === Design === | ||
Helicopters are vertical take-off aircraft which utilize one or more horizontal rotors to control height and one tail rotor to stabilize the aircraft from spinning out of control from the force of the horizontal rotor(s). As a result of its construction, helicopters are more capable of executing vertical takeoff and landing, as well as hovering in the air, but is slower in speed than fixed-wing aircraft as horizontal movement is defendant on the tilt of the vehicle rather than the | Helicopters are vertical take-off aircraft which utilize one or more horizontal rotors to control height and one tail rotor to stabilize the aircraft from spinning out of control from the force of the horizontal rotor(s). As a result of its construction, helicopters are more capable of executing vertical takeoff and landing, as well as hovering in the air, but is slower in speed than fixed-wing aircraft as horizontal movement is defendant on the tilt of the vehicle rather than the propulsion of the rotor. | ||
Since GTA Vice City, helicopters in GTA typically support between one to four occupants. | Since GTA Vice City, helicopters in GTA typically support between one to four occupants. | ||
=== Damage === | === Damage === | ||
Helicopters can sustain damage and crash or explode as a result. The earliest known helicopter to possess this weakness are the [[Police Helicopter (GTA III)|Police Helicopter]] and [[Helicopter (GTA III)|Helicopter]] in [[Grand Theft Auto III]], which are | Helicopters can sustain damage and crash or explode as a result. The earliest known helicopter to possess this weakness are the [[Police Helicopter (GTA III)|Police Helicopter]] and [[Helicopter (GTA III)|Helicopter]] in [[Grand Theft Auto III]], which are vulnerable to gunfire or a [[Rocket Launcher|rocket launcher]]. | ||
By the time helicopters were controllable in GTA Vice City, helicopters may also suffer damage from impact on hard surfaces (with the exception of landing) or other solid objects, and seize to function outright in water if they do not have pontoons (i.e. the [[Sea Sparrow]]). The degree of damage on a helicopter is only indicated by the presence of smoke or fire appearing from the horizontal rotor. The system remains unchanged until [[Grand Theft Auto IV]]. | By the time helicopters were controllable in GTA Vice City, helicopters may also suffer damage from impact on hard surfaces (with the exception of landing) or other solid objects, and seize to function outright in water if they do not have pontoons (i.e. the [[Sea Sparrow]]). The degree of damage on a helicopter is only indicated by the presence of smoke or fire appearing from the horizontal rotor. The system remains unchanged until [[Grand Theft Auto IV]]. | ||