Armadillo
Type
VEHICLE
Armadillo
Also known as
HUEY(Handling name)Appears in
Type
Emergency vehicle
Body style
Fire department helicopter
Capacity
2(pilot and passenger)
Miscellaneous Information
Interior Type
- Generic
Traffic-default Color(s)
| No. | P | S |
| 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 |
Model Name(s)
huey
Handling Name(s)
HUEY
Text Label Name(s)
HUEY
Population Information
Spawns Naturally?
- Conditionally parked
TheArmadillo is ahelicopter used by theVice City Fire Department inGrand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories.
Design[]
Similar in design to theBell 412, the Armadillo is a relatively large helicopter intended for use as an emergency vehicle. The Armadillo is only seen in a white with blue color, with the "VCS-1172" stencil on the engine covers.
The fire department version has a bucket attached by a rope, which is used to carry water from the sea to the fires.
Performance[]
The Armadillo possess a relatively good speed, with moderately steep pitches that help increase its acceleration at the expense of losing altitude faster.
Overview[]
| Take-Off Speed (0-60 knots in Seconds) | Top Speed (mph / kmh / knots) | Engine Type | Engine Location | Mass (kg / lbs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | 124 / 200 / 108 | Petrol | N/A | 5000 / 11023 |
| N/A | N/A | Twin turboshaft engines, four-bladed rotor | Middle/Side-mounted | Cannot be observed |
Gallery[]
A bucket-equippedArmadillo hovering over the sea.
During the side missionFire Copter.
A betaArmadillo, lacking the side doors.
Prominent Appearances in Gameplay[]
- Say Cheese – An Armadillo is used byReni Wassulmaier in order to record a commercial in whichVictor Vance performs various stunts.
- Farewell To Arms – An Armadillo is used to defendGonzalez from being attacked by theSharks, with Vic Vance firing amachine gun from it.
- Smuggling – An Armadillo is used as the drop-off helicopter; sometimes, aSea Sparrow or aMaverick is used instead.
- Fire Copter – An Armadillo is used during the side mission.
Locations[]
- On the large field behind the fire station inDowntown. It appears here only after passingFrom Zero to Hero. Entering a FDVC Armadillo starts the Fire Copter side mission, in which the player has to get sea water and use it to put out fires on rooftops. The player can avoid activating the side mission upon entry into the helicopter by pushing it away from its spawn point using a heavy road vehicle or even the player character itself (by sprinting against the helicopter).
Trivia[]
- In the game files, the Armadillo is designed to spawn with two color schemes that are identical (-15,-16). Negative color IDs are actually invalid, and the game just reads them as 0 instead. It seems that the chopper instead spawns with a set texture. This is a characteristic shared with theVCN Maverick, theAir Ambulance, theLittle Willie, theSea Sparrow and theSparrow.
See Also[]
- Air Ambulance – Which shares the same body design as the Armadillo.
- Thepolice helicopter andhelicopter inGrand Theft Auto III, also based on a Bell 412.
- Raindance – Another emergency helicopter used for the same purpose inGrand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
- Valkyrie – A gunship helicopter added intoGrand Theft Auto Online in theHeists update based on the Bell UH-1Y Venom, superficially resembling a military version of the Armadillo.