The Leviathan is an amphibious helicopter that appears in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
Design[]
Based on the Sikorsky UH-3H Sea King, with some visual elements similar to the HH-52 Seaguard, the Leviathan is the second largest helicopter on the game and has the ability to land on water thanks to its boat-shaped hull, being one of the three aircraft that can land of water (the others being the Seasparrow and the Skimmer). It only comes in a single paint scheme: light grey with a yellow stripe on the tail.
Performance[]
The Leviathan performs much like the Cargobob. Due to its large size and weight, the helicopter is sluggish and slow, both ascending and when moving forward. Its handling is one of the heaviest of the game and, if moved too fast, it may lose control, get upside down, and eventually crash.
It shares the same rotor sound as the Hunter, Cargobob and Raindance.
Overview[]
| Take-Off Speed (0-60 knots in Seconds) |
Top Speed (mph / kmh / knots) |
Engine Type | Engine Location | Mass (kg / lbs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | 124 / 200 / 108 | Petrol | N/A | 15000 / 33069 |
| N/A | N/A | Twin turboshaft engines, 5-bladed rotor | Front/Middle | Cannot be observed |
Gallery[]
Leviathan in Los Santos.
Locations[]
- Easter Bay Airport, San Fierro in the northern part near the tunnel entrance, next to a Raindance. It is locked until the player completes Learning to Fly.
- Verdant Meadows, after completing Up, Up and Away! Note that when both the Leviathan and Hunter are unlocked, only one of them can spawn at a time. Arrive from the west to spawn the Hunter and arrive from the east to spawn the Leviathan.
- Las Venturas Airport, Las Venturas, near two Shamals and two Dodos west of the runway. Spawns upon arriving from the north instead of the second Dodo. It is available and unlocked throughout the whole game.
Prominent Appearances in Gameplay[]
- Interdiction – A Leviathan is dispatched to drop a contraband for Mike Toreno; however, it is intercepted by many enemy helicopters, forcing Carl to destroy them to protect the helicopter, and then it drops the contraband which falls at a shack north of Verdant Meadows.
- Up, Up and Away! – Carl steals a Leviathan equipped with the magnet crane from the K.A.C.C. Military Fuels and then flies to a depot at Rockshore East to steal an armored truck for the heist, and then he drops the armored truck and lands the helicopter at the Verdant Meadows Airfield.
Radio Stations[]
- In Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, the Leviathan plays K-DST.
Specifications[]
Model[]
| Model name | Texture name | Handling name | Text label name | In-game name | Swankness | Flags | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GTA San Andreas | leviathn
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leviathn
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LEVIATHN
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LEVIATH
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Leviathan | N/A |
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Trivia[]
- Its name comes from the mythological creature of the same name, the Leviathan. It is a fearsome monster described in the Bible, believed by scholars to be a rather embellished description of a crocodile, but usually depicted as a sea serpent. As a general word, it is used to describe anything extremely large.
See Also[]
- Cargobob – A heavy helicopter also capable of lifting vehicles in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and Grand Theft Auto V.
- Skylift – a heavy helicopter capable of lifting vehicles in The Ballad of Gay Tony and Grand Theft Auto V.
- Sea Sparrow – Another amphibious helicopter featured in the 3D Universe.