SkyCastle Cargo Jet

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SkyCastle Cargo Jet
Type	Cargo plane
Weapons	None
Rarity	One spawn point only, but still sort of rare
List of owners	Black Hand Army of Chaos
Top speed (km/h)	361
Top speed (mph)	224

The SkyCastle Cargo Jet is a plane in Just Cause 4.

Description

It is a large, armored transport plane that has an exterior model identical to the U41 Ptakojester.

It has an appearance and supposed role similar to the Antonov An-124 and Lockheed Martin C-5 Galaxy, although it's not based on either per se. Its landing gear has a layout seen on the Antonov, however the gear bays are far more bulbous and stick out more. It shares the preceding and receding wing streaks seen on the C-5 Galaxy, however the wings actually appear thinner, with winglets similar to the C-17 Globemaster III, however, to a different design. The tail-plane looks similar to the An-225's but upon further inspection, one would find it to be a completely different design. It has similar cockpit glass to those seen on various Boeing models, namely the 757/767/777.

There are two accessible areas of the plane: a cargo bay in the rear, occuping a majority of the fuselage, and the cockpit (not necessarily accessible but Rico can enter it). But when comparing the volume of the accessible areas compared to the size of the plane, there is some leftover space. In-game, this is probably completely empty; but in-universe, it may be occupied by other things, such as maintenance compartments, emergency landing systems, etc.

It's the largest plane in the game.

There are a total of 5 ways for Rico to enter the plane and possibly more in-universe.

• Doors on both sides. If on the ground and close to the door, Rico will perform an impressive jump (like 3 meters) and hold onto the side of the door before getting in.
• 2 roof hatches. 1 to the pilot cabin and 1 to the cargo room.
• The cargo bay door, if its open.
• When the plane is called from the supply drop, the container doesn't always explode instantly. It can take a couple more seconds. If this happens and the player grapples on top of the container, they can end up inside the cargo room when the plane spawns. It might be difficult to get to the top of the container.

Strangely the roof hatch for the rear room leads to the right side door inside the plane.

The rear end of the cargo room has buttons that operate the cargo door. Alternatively, one can also operate them using LMB (on PC) when inside the cockpit.

Performance

It's not the slowest plane in the game, but due to their proportions and slow responsiveness the largest planes always feel slow.

It is very large and has powerful engines, so it can naturally afford armor. It is armored and large enough that it can withstand up to four explosions before being destroyed (notably somewhat unrealistic).

As of some update/patch before October 12th, 2020, the plane can stay level on its own. It can also glide on water, when the plane is flown and attempted to land at high speeds on the water surface it can stay level and glide on water for a pretty long time until eventually sinking.

Unrealistically, the jet's afterburners still work underwater if the plane didn't explode upon contact with the ground. Usually planes get completely disabled upon hitting the sea floor.

Locations

In normal gameplay

• Used to drop items from supply drop. It can be hijacked with the grappler depending on how high you are when you call the supply drop. This requires the player to stand on a high platform with lots of open space around them. The container should be called to the ground.
  • Sometimes if Rico aims the container at an angle at the ground, the cargo plane might drop its payload then crash and explode into the ground.
• Used for Fast Travel. This one is difficult to hijack, because when Rico spawns, it is usually already too far gone.
• Unlocked at the supply drop after taking over the Acantilados area.
• Occasionally spawns at Aeropuerto General Benitez. This one is the Black Hand version. This location is the only spawn point for an unoccupied one.

In missions

• A Black Hand version can be seen circling over the Pachakawri region during the mission Training: Crater Crash. This one can also be shot down but it's quite difficult.
• Two Army of Chaos versions can be seen flying near each other in Cut During The Chase.
• An Army of Chaos version is apparently destroyed in Scene: Jewel In The Sun. In Aeropuerto Nueva Voz, pieces of wreckage fall from the sky.

Unnamed variant

There is an unnamed Black Hand variant which drops paratroopers in Vendaval Lockout. It can be hijacked. It has the exact same model as this vehicle, only nameless on the HUD and doesn't even appear on the AR scan. Otherwise this functions the same. It is unknown whether this variant appears in other missions or if there is an Army of Chaos variant.

Wrecks

• Two are in different hangars at Aeropuerto Nueva Voz.
• One is in the bottom of Pachakawri.
• Two are at the bottom of Lago Puruña in Umiña.
• At an abandoned airfield near El Abismo.

Trivia

• See also: Cargo plane (disambiguation for other similar planes).
• The name "SkyCastle" might be a reference to the Boeing B-52 "Stratofortress", with "strato" translating to "sky" in Italian and "castle" is another word for "fortress".
• It shares an identical model to the U41 Ptakojester from Just Cause 3, and the aircraft even shares the same registration as the rebel versions from the game: S-742.
  • Why this is so is unknown, and highly impractical because that could cause confusion for planes flying in on the same identification code. This confusion could be intentional to fool enemy spies.
• There's an incredibly annoying glitch where if Rico is standing anywhere on of the cargo jet the entire plane vibrates a small amount. The vibration can make the player dizzy. Additionally, it's hard to aim your target reticle while it's vibrating. For more information, see Just Cause 4 Bugs and glitches.
• As well as the plane can bear weight, it is not possible to take off when trying to transport the Armadillo Crane Truck due to the vehicle's weight. It is also quite difficult to get it into the plane.

Gallery

Black Hand

In Black Hand livery.

The plane drops paratroopers in the mission Vendaval Lockout.

This plane being lifted by the Próspero Sky Crane.

Found in Aeropuerto General Benitez.

The other jets are the EM-909 Private Jet and EM-979 Airliner.

Army of Chaos

Front.

Other

Cargo bay.

As seen in the supply drop.

Comparison between the Just Cause 4 Black Hand version (left) and Just Cause 3 Black Hand U41 Ptakojester (right).

Carrying an Army of Chaos PA Microfighter at Aeropuerto General Benítez. This is an improvised stunt.

One of the wrecks.