Alpha-Z1

"Engine: four cylinder, fixed pitch. Wing area: 66 square feet. Cockpit size: matchbox.  Cabin temperature: hotter than Satan's taint.  Chances of survival if you hit anything more than a light crosswind: none whatsoever.  Top Speed: routinely fatal.  Customer satisfaction: are you still there? Did you read the part about th top speed?  Please note: This aircraft is excluded from Pegasus Lifestyle Management and must be stored in a personal hangar."

- Elitás Travel description.

The Buckingham Alpha-Z1 is a fixed-wing aircraft released as part of the Smuggler's Run update for Grand Theft Auto Online.

Grand Theft Auto Online
The Alpha-Z1 appears to be based on a Reberry 3M1C1R, seen in the wide nose and the positioning of the front landing gears, resulting in an aircraft with very low ground clearance when on land.

The vehicle is a stunt plane with a sliding canopy for the pilot and one aerobatic horizon reference device mounted on each of its wingtips, similar to the Mallard. The scheme consists of a two-tone color, where the primary one is applied to the fuselage, wings and stabilizers, while the secondary one is applied to the engine compartment, portions that cover the wheels and part of the horizontal stabilizers.

Grand Theft Auto Online
As predicted by the website, the Alpha-Z1 is practically one of the fastest piston-powered aircraft in the game, possesing great speed and short take-off distance. However, its handling may be rather sensitive, as an erratic movement could simply roll the plane more than intended, being a dangerous maneuver when flying low. This issue, combined with the high speed and the low clearance, would cause the player to experience problems when attempting to land even in a flat runway, as the plane will be also sensitive to hard impacts, causing it to disrupt the landing sequence.

The Alpha-Z1 is stated to be powered by a 4-cylinder engine, which, given the proportions of the nose, would have an horizontally-opposed (flat) configuration.

Grand Theft Auto Online

 * Can be purchased on Elitás Travel for $2,121,350 or for 1,595,000 (trade price).

Trivia

 * The "Play Outside" livery is based on Auntie Mabel's polka dot aeroplane from the CBBC show, 'Come Outside'.