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Buckingham Supervolito

The luxury helicopter tier. Twin-engine, faster than the Maverick, and the aircraft that arrives at the South Beach helipad when the person aboard cannot be seen taking a car.

Brand
Buckingham
The Buckingham luxury helicopter. The AW139 profile in the Leonida aviation market.
Real-World Counterpart
Leonardo AW139
The AW139 profile. Twin-engine medium helicopter. The luxury and VIP transport standard.
Handling
Twin Rotor Turbine
Twin-engine configuration. More power than the single-engine Maverick. The performance margin that the price reflects.

Field Assessment

The Supervolito is the AW139 of Leonida. Larger, faster, and more expensive than the Maverick. The twin engines provide the performance margin that separates the luxury helicopter tier from the standard civilian configuration.

In Vice City, the Supervolito arrives at helipads that the Maverick also uses and communicates a different set of facts about the occupant. The aircraft is the signal before the door opens. The Supervolito is not the helicopter for someone who needs to get somewhere. It is the helicopter for someone who needs to be seen arriving.

The performance characteristics make it a capable mission aircraft as well as a status vehicle. The speed over the Maverick and the range provided by the twin-engine configuration mean the Supervolito covers Leonida's geography efficiently.