Velum

"The Velum is a high-performance single-engine light aircraft manufactured specifically to fulfill the needs of executive travel because, let's face it, that's the only investment in aviation that happens these days."

- Elitás Travel description.

The Jobuilt Velum is a fixed-wing aircraft in Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online, taking the form of a light propeller driven, single-engine monoplane.

Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online
The design of the aircraft is mostly a combination between the and the, with an empennage similar to that of a , and the.

The Velum is depicted with a rather long fuselage, where the front section consist of a long nose housing the four-bladed propeller, the exhaust pipes on either side and the underside hatches for the nose landing gear, which is also fitted with a single taxi light. Around the main section, the aircraft features large wings with black portions on the front and underside hatches for the main undercarriage, while the cabin has two access doors for the pilot and the copilot, three small windows on the left and four small windows on the right. The tail boom/empennage is relatively short, housing the rear stabilizers that also have black portions on the front.

The interior of the aircraft uses the corresponding "Flyer" dial set from aircraft like the Maverick, the Police Maverick and the Annihilator, arranged in a way that the functional dials are located around the center of the instrument panel, along with the "Gear Up/Down" displays above them, towards the left side. In addition to the two pilot and co-pilot seats, two more passengers can seat in the back, which will simply teleport directly to the rear seats, as there are no back doors.

The Velum spawns with an array of color combinations, being the primary one for the upper side of the fuselage, the wings and the tail section, while the secondary one is applied to the lower side of the fuselage, the wing tips and the upper section of the tail. The stripe seen on the fuselage is actually classed as the "wheel" color. Black portions can be seen on the front face of each wing. It uses a set of plain industrial wheels, also shared with the Cuban 800 and the Mammatus.

The Velum bears a registration number in the vertical stabilizer and the right wing. Said registration is "N-LS" and one of the four combinations of numbers, being: 281, 342, 782 and 894.

Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online
The Velum is one of the fastest light aircraft in the game, having a top speed just below that of the Mallard. It is a decently maneuverable aircraft, and it has very responsive turning and handling. Its long wingspan may prevent it from being as agile as other planes in the game, but it is very stable in flight. It does, however, need a relatively long stretch of land in order to take off. Its durability is average, as it can take a modest amount of gunfire before its engine fails and it becomes unflyable. Care should be taken when landing the plane, as the front propeller is prone to scratch the ground until being broken. Given its speed and capability to carry four passengers, it is a fairly good crew transport vehicle in Grand Theft Auto Online, being faster than the average helicopter, even although obviously less versatile.

Although the Velum appears to have a powerplant, the engine sound reflects that of a piston powerplant, like those of the Duster and the Mallard.

Grand Theft Auto Online
Upon being converted into a personal aircraft, the Velum can be repainted with a primary color and a secondary color, but the stripes cannot be changed. It also has four liveries, which are the aforementioned registration numbers.

Special variants

 * A unique Velum painted in Epsilon Blue is used during the mission Delivering the Truth.

Grand Theft Auto V

 * The Velum has a prominent appearance in the side mission Delivering the Truth, where a unique Epsilon Program variant can be found. It is baby blue and can only be used during the mission.

Grand Theft Auto Online

 * The Velum is also featured in the multiplayer mission Base Invaders, where one known to belong to Ron Jakowski/Trevor Philips Industries must be used to fly into Fort Zancudo. Destroying the aircraft even after landing will result in failing the mission. A unique white variant is used during the mission.

Grand Theft Auto V

 * Los Santos International Airport, one is usually found in front of the hangar marked as A17, south of the main terminal.
 * Can be obtained by killing Tom in the mission Delivering the Truth.

Grand Theft Auto Online

 * Available for purchase from Elitás Travel for $450,000.
 * In the enhanced version of Grand Theft Auto Online, the Velum is classed as a Small vehicle when stored in a Hangar.
 * Sometimes spawns at the Sandy Shores Airfield.

Trivia

 * "Velum" means a membranous structure covering another structure or obstructing an opening.
 * The Velum is called the 美杜莎/梅杜莎 or in the international Chinese release.
 * The dashboard in the enhanced version appears to have a dial mistake, in that the airspeed indicates the climb rate, and vice versa.

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