Heavy Lift Helicopters

By John Schuncke, Jr. and Norman McMullen

Aero Magnum, Inc. Press Release: January 2037

Heavy lift helicpoters have been useful in major industries for nearly a century, but in the last few decades they have become obsolete because of underpowered electric power plants. We at Aero Magnum present to you the solution to this problem: the heavy lift helicopters and power plants.

Heavy Lift Bodies

Size Cost Weight Spaces Armor Cost/ Weight Rotor DP HC
Small $140,000 3,000 30+25 30/14 5/2 0
Standard $200,000 3,900 37+50 35/16 6/3 -1
Large $250,000 4,900 45+80 40/18 7/3 -2

The small copter has six armor locations and can mount one 4-space turret on the underbody.

The standard and large copters have 10 armor locations, and have the same firing arcs as a bus or trailer. They can mount two 4-space turrets and have the same firing restrictions as a buses’ turrets.

All copters can mount one pair of weapon wings of any size and EWPs and REWPs of any size.

Heavy Lift Power Plants

Size Cost Weight Spaces DP Power Factors
Small $35,000 4,500 19 36 40,000
Large $50,000 5,000 22 40 60,000
Super $70,000 5,500 25 45 80,000


Heavy Lift Gas Engines

Size Cost Weight Spaces DP Power Factors MPG
Small $20,000 2,100 10 20 24,000 8
Medium $35,000 3,200 15 30 37,000 7
Large $60,000 3,800 20 40 50,000 6
Jet $90,000 3,800 20 35 65,000 5

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