Medium-lift helicopter · Real-world aircraft in fictional state service
FAA type certification received in December 2002
Overview
A twin-engine medium-lift helicopter used worldwide for offshore transport, search and rescue, and executive movement; the novel places a state-operated example in North Korean service.
How it works
Twin turboshaft engines, four-blade main rotor, redundant flight and hydraulic systems, crashworthy structure, large cabin, weather-capable avionics, and long-range civil transport design.
Appearances
Book: Book 4 — The Divided Peninsula
Chapters: CHAPTERS SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT, NINE, and TWELVE
Series and continuity notes
The aircraft is real; North Korean executive operation is fictional.