Whiptail Gyrocopter

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Whiptail Gyrocopter
Just east south-east of Esperito City.
Vehicle in Just Cause
Type	Autogyro
Weapons	None
Rarity	The Agency - Heavy drop only San Esperito Military - One mission only
List of owners	San Esperito Military The Agency

The Whiptail Gyrocopter is a small aircraft in Just Cause (1).

Description

It's a small, one-seat helicopter, with no weapons or armor. Despite these short comings, it is relatively fast and nimble. This, together with its small size, makes it ideal for navigating cities and towns.

It should be noted that this vehicle's design is that of an autogyro. However, autogyros do not provide power to the top propeller; they require a rear propeller for forward motion, and their top propeller requires forward motion to provide lift. Without the rear propeller, this design is at best a rotor kite, which is not capable of independent flight at all. Alternatively, if the top propeller were powered, and its shape were capable of sustaining flight it would still be a helicopter without a rear rotor, and would begin to spin in the opposite direction of the rotors until they both reached an equal amount of torque.

Version and locations

Owner	Color	Locations
San Esperito Military	Gray	Used by Otto Kleiner during Guadalicano Choo Choo. Cannot be obtained and must be destroyed. This is also the only one with markings. This one is also significantly tougher than usual.
The Agency	Black	Unlocked for heavy drop after completing Guadalicano Choo Choo. In some PC and Xbox 360 versions of the game, it is instead unlocked after the next mission.

Trivia

• Originally, Otto Kleiner was supposed to pilot the cut Fukuda MH Ronin during Guadalicano Choo Choo. For unknown reasons, the aircraft was cut, and Kleiner ended up piloting the San Esperito Military version of this autogyro. It still remains the only time this gyrocopter is seen used by an enemy, has a different color scheme than the Agency version, and has faction colors and symbols on it.

Gallery

The Agency version

View of the pilot cabin.

View of the propeller engine.

San Esperito Military version

Close-up of the San Esperito Military variant, crashed by Otto Kleiner in the mission Guadalicano Choo Choo.

Flown by Otto. He looks like he's wearing sunglasses here.

In the mission Guadalicano Choo Choo.

Miscellaneous

Alexander AX-14, the biggest aircraft in the game, and above it is the Whiptail Gyrocopter, the smallest aircraft.

The Agency vehicles available through Heavy drop: A Bald Eagle Persuader on the left, a Whiptail Gyrocopter in the middle, and a GP Thunder Extreme Prototype on the right.

Agency variant, called in from a heavy drop at Esperito City - North.

At the Octava Military Camp, just north-west of the Guerilla 30 "Campo Barranco" safehouse.

Next to an Agency Jackson JC - 2 Alamo.

On a ledge on a tower in a factory near San Mateo Military Base (name might be different actually)

Near a Tanker.

Near El Gato.

Near Nuevo Estocolmo.

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