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This article is about the uncontrollable helicopters in Grand Theft Auto III. For the helicopter in Grand Theft Auto 1, see Helicopter. For other similar counterparts, see Maverick or Helicopter (disambiguation).

The Helicopter as seen in "The Exchange".

An unnamed helicopter simply known henceforth as the Helicopter, or by it's internal name, Escape, is an aircraft in Grand Theft Auto III.

Description

The helicopter is essentially a civilian variant of Grand Theft Auto III's police helicopter (also unnamed). The helicopter is colored white, and lacks the gunner, the spotlight, and the loudspeaker of the police helicopter. Sharing the same body design as the police helicopter, the helicopter is assumed to be also based on the Bell 205.

This helicopter is featured in only one mission, "The Exchange", where is it used by Catalina to flee from the Cartel Mansion in Cedar Grove to Cochrane Dam. While it departs from the front of mansion compound, the player is instructed to reach the helicopter's destination at the dam.

As the player pushes through the dam towards Catalina, Catalina reenters the helicopter and uses it to drop explosives on the dam in an attempt to kill the player. However, like the police helicopter, Catalina's helicopter can be shot down the same way: With a rocket launcher or a powerful gun.

Also the helicopter is not solid, and only is solid when it comes into contact with a weapon, much like the police helicopter.

Trivia

While game files indicate the helicopter's color is defined as black, it is white when it appears in game.
You can reach the helicopter by using the Flying Rhino (with use of the turret with the flying cars cheat enabled) to reach it. Unfortunately, when you try to enter it, Claude will walk around in circles. The reason for this is because Rockstar didn't intend for players to reach it, and they didn't set an area where a door could open. It's invincible, and even using a cheat to blow it up won't work. It's able to be blown up after you reach the chopper via the normal method.
One of its textures reads LCPD POLICE, and K638LC, the same words are also on the LCPD Helicopter's TXD

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 :''This article is about the uncontrollable helicopters in Grand Theft Auto III. For the helicopter in [[Grand Theft Auto 1]], see [[Helicopter]]. For other similar counterparts, see [[Maverick]] or [[Helicopter (disambiguation)]].''
+[[File:Helicopter-GTAIII-side.jpg|thumb|right|400px|The Helicopter as seen in "[[The Exchange (GTA III)|The Exchange]]".]]
-Helicopters in GTA III refer to a set of uncontrollable helicopters appearing in [[Grand Theft Auto III]].
+An '''unnamed helicopter''' simply known henceforth as the '''Helicopter''', or by it's internal name, '''Escape''', is an aircraft in [[Grand Theft Auto III]].
-==Description (Exchange Helicopter)==
+==Description==
-[[File:Helicopter3.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The Helicopter as seen in "[[The Exchange (mission)|The Exchange]]".(<small>[[:Image:Helicopter (III) (Black).jpg|Actual colors.]]</small>)]].
 The helicopter is essentially a civilian variant of Grand Theft Auto III's [[Police Helicopter (GTA III)|police helicopter]] (also unnamed). The helicopter is colored white, and lacks the gunner, the spotlight, and the loudspeaker of the police helicopter. Sharing the same body design as the police helicopter, the helicopter is assumed to be also based on the [[wp:Bell 205|Bell 205]].
-This helicopter is featured in only one mission, "[[The Exchange (mission)|The Exchange]]", where is it used by [[Catalina]] to flee from the [[Cartel Mansion]] in [[Cedar Grove]] to [[Cochrane Dam]]. While it departs from the front of mansion compound, the player is instructed to reach the helicopter's destination at the dam.
+This helicopter is featured in only one mission, "[[The Exchange (GTA III)|The Exchange]]", where is it used by [[Catalina]] to flee from the [[Cartel Mansion]] in [[Cedar Grove]] to [[Cochrane Dam]]. While it departs from the front of mansion compound, the player is instructed to reach the helicopter's destination at the dam.
 As the player pushes through the dam towards Catalina, Catalina reenters the helicopter and uses it to drop explosives on the dam in an attempt to kill the player. However, like the [[Police Helicopter (GTA III)|police helicopter]], Catalina's helicopter can be shot down the same way: With a rocket launcher or a powerful gun.
-==Other Helicopters==
+Also the helicopter is not solid, and only is solid when it comes into contact with a weapon, much like the police helicopter.
-Alongside of the uncontrollable helicopter in The Exchange, there are others that appear in the game. All of these appear at [[Francis International Airport, Shoreside Vale|Francis International Airport]], as well as one at [[Kenji's Casino]]. There are four other variants: an [[LCPD in GTA III Era|LCPD]], an early News Helicopter, an [[LCFD]], and another civilian helicopter.
-[[File:Helicopter_(GTA3)_(News).jpg|thumb]]
-===News Helicopter===
-The first variant is an early helicopter that appears for news purposes.
-[[File:Helicopter_(GTA3)_(LCPD).jpg|thumb]]
-===LCPD Helicopter===
-Another helicopter is a helicopter bearing LCPD markings. This appears different than the [[Police Helicopter (GTA III)|other]]. There is no pilot, gunner, but there is a searchlight. Plus instead of a NYPD police paintjob, it is gray with two purple stripes. Note that this helicopter won't [[Wanted Level in GTA III Era|pursue the player]].
-[[File:Helicopter_(GTA3)_(LCFD).jpg|thumb]]
-===LCFD Helicopter===
-The third is a helicopter that takes the role of a helicopter for the [[Liberty City Fire Department|LCFD]]. It has a gray body with "RESCUE" written on it, and two blue stripes on the tail. This may have been the basis of the [[Armadillo]].
-[[File:Helicopter_(GTA3)_(Civilian).jpg|thumb]]
-===Civilian Helicopter===
-The last is another helicopter for civilian use. It has a gray body, and has less doors than that of it's counterpart. It also has a Rockstar Games logo on it's side. There is one at Kenji's Casino, and a couple at the airport.
+[[File:Escape-GTAIII.png|right|thumb|200px|The Helicopter.]]
 ==Trivia==
 * While game files indicate the helicopter's color is defined as black, it is white when it appears in game.
 * You can reach the helicopter by using the Flying Rhino (with use of the turret with the flying cars cheat enabled) to reach it. Unfortunately, when you try to enter it, Claude will walk around in circles. The reason for this is because Rockstar didn't intend for players to reach it, and they didn't set an area where a door could open. It's invincible, and even using a cheat to blow it up won't work. It's able to be blown up after you reach the chopper via the normal method.
+* One of its textures reads LCPD POLICE, and K638LC, the same words are also on the LCPD Helicopter's TXD
 ==See also==
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+[[Category:Vehicles]]
 [[Category:Vehicles in GTA III]]
 [[Category:Helicopters]]
 [[Category:Special Vehicles]]
 [[Category:Aircraft]]