UH-144 Falcon

UH-144 Falcon

The UH-144 Falcon is a troop transport aircraft of the United Nations Space Command.

Overview
The UH-144 Falcon is a versatile, transverse-rotor, multipurpose utility helicopter. Two Falcons can transport a fully-equipped infantry Fire team faster than any previous system, and provide overwhelming fire support in most weather conditions.

The aircraft's crew consists of one pilot and two crewmen who may serve as gunners. Its armament includes a pilot-controlled chin-mounted chain gun and two door-mounted machine guns. It can carry up to four personnel in its troop bay.

Trivia

 * The Falcon is nicknamed the "Warthog of the skies" by fans and Bungie employees.
 * The Falcon will be flyable in both the campaign and multiplayer of Halo: Reach.
 * The UH-144 bears an interesting resemblance to the XV-15 and the V-22 Osprey used by the United States Armed Forces of the 21st Century.
 * As seen in early concept art, it appears the Falcon would originally have possessed ducted air fans, like those of the AV-14 Hornet and D77-TC Pelican, rather than rotors.