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HX-5

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HX-5 was a utility helicopter made in 1960

Development History

Made as the successor of the big HX-4, the HX-6 offers much more in a more compact airframe and able to land at almost any place.

It's new engine gave it a higher speed and better performance than its predecessor, without decreasing its capability of carrying cargo and men.

History

The carrier of HX-5 truly shines in 1962 as the asteroid disaster codename BR792XX52 or as people called it the "Ulysses asteroid" (yes massive Ace Combat reference) hit earth. Massive amounts of tsunamis and craters were form and Malei, being an island nation, were massively impacted by it. Evacuation from island form by the tsunami named South Pole was launched and the HX-5 became it's heroes, flying the helicopter in and out the island for 24 hours straight. As a result HX-5 get a legendary status as the people's saver.

Spotlights

General Characteristics

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 7.537
  • Wing Loading 222.2lbs/ft2 (1,084.8kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 45.9ft2 (4.3m2)
  • Drag Points 6195

Parts

  • Number of Parts 68
  • Control Surfaces 2
  • Performance Cost 499