CH-47 Chinook Experimental
Heavy lift
22 seats, a walk-in ramp and a cargo hold. Load cars and motorbikes and fly them across the map. The crew can stand up from the cockpit and walk back into the cabin.
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Fly it. Fight from it. Hide it under a net.
Lose it to someone who wanted it more.
Eight flyable helicopters, from a one-seat ultralight to a CH-47 Chinook that carries your squad and two cars. Find the parts, fuel it, spin it up and take the sky. Then watch the treeline, because everyone on the server just heard you.
The fleet
Every aircraft handles differently. Pick your ride.
UH-60M Black Hawk
Troop transport
12 seats and sliding cabin doors. Move your whole squad at once.
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Black Hawk, door guns
Armed transport
Two crewed M240H guns in the gunner windows. Your friends ride; your gunners clear the landing zone.
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AH-6 Little Bird
Gunship
M134 minigun plus 40 mm HE grenades, with a CCIP gunsight to put them where you want.
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MH-6 Little Bird
Light transport
Small, quick and open-sided, with six seats: two up front, two on the side benches and two in the rear cabin.
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Gazelle, 20 mm cannon
Attack
High-explosive rounds from under the nose. Fast, nimble and loud.
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Why it plays differently
Earn it
Battery, spark plugs or glow plug, and rotor blades, all scavenged. Fuel and repairs come from the world.
Fly it properly
Collective lever, pitch, bank and pedals. Rotor spin-up, autorotation, gauges, warnings, lights, and a powered recovery when you get it wrong.
Haul it
Park a car at the Chinook's open ramp and load it. It shows up complete in the hold, and unloading gives it back as it was.
Hide it
Throw a vanilla camo net over a parked helicopter. Everything aboard stays inside: cargo, fuel, damage, paint and locks.
Paint it
Spray cans in ten finishes: Stock, Olive drab, Tan, Grey, Black, White, Woodland, Desert, Urban and Winter. Paint is saved with the aircraft.
Break it
Gunfire, explosions, crashes and rotor strikes all do damage, with smoke and fire. Patch it with a blowtorch and swap the blades.
Arm it
Load .308, 40 mm and 20 mm rounds into ammo containers like magazines. Hold right mouse to arm, left mouse to fire.
Lock it
Keys for the small aircraft, DayZ code locks for the big ones, and a lock pick kit for anyone who wants what you parked.
Run it your way
Server settings for handling, damage, required parts, locks, weapons, spawn points and loot.
Videos
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Fly on our public server
Every helicopter is parked on the Nasdara runway, fuelled and ready, with the armed ones loaded. Fresh spawns start right at the airfield. After every restart the whole fleet is back in line.
- ServerRotorCraft Evolution - Helicopters
- MapNasdara
- Address
147.135.104.179:60426 - PasswordNone
- ModsCommunity Framework, RotorCraft Evolution, VPPAdminTools
How to join
- Subscribe on the Steam Workshop to RotorCraft Evolution, Community Framework and VPPAdminTools.
- In the DayZ Launcher, open Servers, search RotorCraft Evolution, or use Direct connect with the address.
- The launcher loads the mods for you. Join, walk to the runway and take one up.
It's a test server: be nice, report bugs on the Discord, and expect restarts when we update.
Get flying
Players
- Subscribe to RotorCraft Evolution and Community Framework (CF) on the Steam Workshop.
- Join a server running both.
- Aim at a seat and hold F. Hold LMB to start, give the rotor about 25 seconds, then lift off.
Controls
| Wheel | Collective lever (↑ +10, → 0, ↓ -10) |
| W S | Nose down / up |
| A D | Bank |
| Q E | Pedals |
| ← | Powered recovery: level out |
| RMB + LMB | Arm and fire weapons |
| T | AH-6: minigun / grenades |
| L | Lights |
Everything can be rebound under RotorCraft Evolution in the controls menu.
Server owners: running in five minutes
- Mods: load
"-mod=@CF;@RotorCraftEvolution"on the server and clients, CF first. Not in-serverMod. - Key: copy
rotorcraftevolution.bikeyinto the server'skeysfolder. KeepverifySignatures = 2;. - Loot: put
types_custom_items.xmlandcfgspawnabletypes_custom_items.xmlin arotorcraftfolder in your mission and register it with one<ce folder="rotorcraft">line incfgeconomycore.xml. - Start: the log says
[RotorCraft] Loot entries OK. On Nasdara, aircraft spawn on their own. On other maps, add positions toRotorCraft_Spawns.jsonin your profile folder.
Restart your server after every update; players with a different version get kicked while loading in. The full admin guide and server files are in the mod's release folder and on the release page.
Server guides: step-by-step setup, spawns, loot, weapons and tuning damage and difficulty. All guides →
Do not repack or re-upload this mod. No repacks, no re-uploads, no merging it into server packs or modpacks. Add the Workshop item to your server's mod list; that's the only way servers get updates and fixes.
FAQ
I get kicked while loading in.
Your mod version doesn't match the server's. Right after an update, that almost always means the server hasn't restarted yet. Give it a little while. If it keeps happening, check that Steam has finished updating the mod.
It won't start, it just clicks.
Check the parts in the ENGINE section of its inventory. The Mosquito needs a car battery and two spark plugs; the others need a truck battery and a glow plug. The battery has to be charged. Also check the fuel.
Why won't it climb right after I start it?
The rotor has to reach full speed first. Until then the HUD says ROTOR SPINNING UP and the lever won't go above centre on the ground. It takes about 25 seconds.
My rotor is destroyed. How do I fit new blades?
Land, stop the engine and wait for the blades to stop. Find the blade set for your aircraft (carried in hands), open the helicopter's inventory from outside and drag the set into the RotorBlades slot. One set fixes both the main and tail rotor. The MH-6 set also fits the AH-6.
Where do I find blades, ammo and keys?
Blade sets spawn at military and industrial sites. Ammo containers and 20 mm rounds are military loot; .308 and 40 mm are normal vanilla loot. Every fresh helicopter comes with one key in its cargo. Spare keys are rare.
How do I lock my helicopter?
The Mosquito, MH-6 and AH-6 use keys: hold the key outside the stopped aircraft and use Lock helicopter. The Black Hawk and Gazelle take a vanilla code lock on the left cabin door. A Helicopter lock pick kit (Lockpick plus Electronic Repair Kit) can break in, so park wisely.
Can the co-pilot fly?
No. Only the pilot seat flies. On the ground, the pilot and co-pilot can stand up and walk back into the cabin.
Which maps does it work on?
It's tested on Nasdara, where aircraft spawn on the airfield by themselves. Other maps work, but the server admin has to add spawn positions.
Does it work with other mods?
RotorCraft Evolution needs only Community Framework. We can't test every combination, and mods that change vehicles, weapons, ammo, animations, key bindings or the player can conflict. If something breaks alongside another mod, post your full mod list and logs in the Discord bug-report forum.
Can I repack it or put it in a modpack?
No. No repacks, no re-uploads and no merging it into server packs or modpacks, ever. Subscribe on the Workshop and add the Workshop item to your server's mod list.
Coming next
- UH-1 / AB 212 "Huey": the classic utility helicopter.
- AH-64 Apache: the heavy gunship.
- New start-up and shut-down sounds, and more Chinook fixes.
No dates yet. Each one ships when it's ready and gets announced on the Discord.
Questions, bugs or ideas?
The Discord has the FAQ, bug-report and suggestion forums, and update announcements.