The HVY Skylift is a large heavy-lift helicopter featured as a mission-only vehicle in The Ballad of Gay Tony , Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online .
The HVY Skylift is a large heavy-lift helicopter featured as a mission-only vehicle in The Ballad of Gay Tony, Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online.
The Skylift is strongly based on the Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane/Aircrane, but with the cockpit bent down and the landing gears extended.
The Skylift is one of the largest helicopters available in the game, as its general appearance is much longer, taller and wider than any of the traditional helicopters (on par with that of the Leviathan from Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas). The vehicle is unique as it has a large magnet under the rotor that allow it to lift large vehicles. However, this feature is, like the Leviathan, mission-exclusive and not used in normal gameplay.
The helicopter is only available in a blue color with white markings, reading "Liberty Sky-Lift" and "LC2". Its rotor blades have a black-white pattern with the same yellow color at the end of each blade. Its interior is detailed and features a large flight instrument, as well as a set of stair for access and three seats just like the real-life Skycrane, yet it only holds two people and uses conventional side doors.
The Skylift returns in Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online bearing its appearance from TBoGT, albeit appearing in a grey color instead of blue, as well as without markings. In the enhanced version, it also features a new interior with special dials and radar systems.
The Skylift uses the same textures as the Cuban 800, albeit with the omission of the "CUBAN 800" stencil.
