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Helicopter / Base game

Piasecki H-21 Workhorse

Due to the necessity to mount the rear rotor high enough to avoid collisions in forward flight, its angled fuselage gave it the nickname "The Flying Banana".

1952 – 1985

Purchase$2,843,472
Annual running cost$236,956/year
Capacity12–20 by cargo
Speed210 km/h
Weight11,000 kg
Length26.663 m

Ratings

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Compatible cargo

Beverages, Books, Bricks, Cement, Chemicals, Clay, Clothes, Coal, Crude Oil, Dyes, Fabric, Fertilizer, Fish, Fuel, Furniture, Glass, Grain, Iron Ore, Logs, Machines, Meat, Paper, Passengers, Planks, Plastic, Rubber, Sand, Sawdust, Sheet Metal, Steel, Stone, Canned Food, Tires, Tools, Vegetables, Vehicles, Wool

Specifications

Capacity
12–20 by cargo
Compartments
1
Length
26.663 m
Loading rate
3×
Purchase cost ($)
2,843,472
Annual running cost ($/year)
236,956
Speed
210 km/h
Thrust
180 kN
Weight
11,000 kg
Width
13.816 m
Height
5.261 m
Transport modes
Helicopter
Capacity by compartment and cargo choice

Each compartment has one shared capacity for its listed cargo types. Choose one load option per compartment; options joined by “or” are alternatives. Separate compartments can carry their loads together. A cargo maximum assumes every compatible compartment carries that cargo.

  1. 12 Beverages, Books, Bricks, Cement, Chemicals, Clay, Clothes, Coal, Crude Oil, Dyes, Fabric, Fertilizer, Fish, Fuel, Furniture, Glass, Grain, Iron Ore, Logs, Machines, Meat, Paper, Planks, Plastic, Rubber, Sand, Sawdust, Sheet Metal, Steel, Stone, Canned Food, Tires, Tools, Vegetables, Vehicles, Wool or 20 Passengers

Connections

Carries · 37
Network requirements and facilities · 3

Planning guides

Game data sources

Build 25754343 · Pack base

  • base/content/vehicle/helicopter/piasecki_h21.zip:piasecki_h21/piasecki_h21.mdl

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Source values
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