Pilotable aircraft return in Grand Theft Auto V, and they range from small private aircraft to large commercial airliners. According to Rockstar, the reason for this is due to the map of the city being too small to support fixed-wing aircraft. Some appear in Francis International Airport but cannot be entered.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas features up to eleven such aircraft, none appears in Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories without the use of third-party trainers or cheat devices, whereas Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories features two controllable aeroplanes and one that can only be entered via a glitch.įixed-wing aircraft are absent in Grand Theft Auto IV. Unlike helicopters, however, controllable aeroplanes do not enjoy consistent appearances since GTA III, with Grand Theft Auto: Vice City featuring only one such aeroplane.
Fixed-wing aircraft, also known as aeroplanes (British English) or airplanes (American English), are aircraft that are capable of flight using wings for lift when in motion and propellers or jet engines for thrust.Īeroplanes were first made available as controllable vehicles with the introduction of the Dodo in Grand Theft Auto III, which was significantly difficult to fly.
