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B1-Beta helicopter.
The B1-Beta series helicopter is a small military helicopter series used by the Shinra Electric Power Company in Final Fantasy VII.
A variant of the B1-Alpha Helicopter series, the B1-Beta series features an exposed side-carriage platform. The carriage itself possessing additional VTOL turbines to compensate for the weight.
The Turks use a B1-Beta helicopter to escape from Sector 7 with Aerith Gainsborough as a hostage, and later when Tseng of the Turks collects the Keystone from Cait Sith in Gold Saucer.
Stats
| B1B type Helicopter | |
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| Length | - 9.14 meters* |
| Width | - 4.32 meters* |
| Height | - 2.89 meters* |
| Weight | - 1,560 kilograms |
| Load Capacity | - Unknown |
| Maximum Speed | - 132 knots (at Sea Level) |
| Cruising Speed | - 17.5 knots (surface) - 37 knots |
| Ascending Time | - Unknown |
| Ceiling | - 4,300 meters |
| Range | - Approximately 140 Nautical Miles |
| Engine | - Oil-Cooling RG08 type Horizontal-facing 8 Cylinder Engine |
| Ascending Output | - 900 Horsepower |
| Rotor | - 4.2 Meters in Diameter - 2-Speed Electrical - Pitch of 20-60 Degrees |
*Rotor not included.
Gallery
Field model in Final Fantasy VII.
Official artwork.
B1-Beta helicopter seen in Final Fantasy VII.
Etymology
Beta (uppercase Β, lowercase β; Greek: Βήτα Bḗta) is the second letter of the Greek alphabet.
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