HelicopterRevival is a fork of kumpu's https://mods.factorio.com/mod/Helicopters, updated for Factorio 0.18.2+
It's released under the same, MIT license as the original mod.
Summary
Tired of walking or waiting for trains? This quality mod adds a helicopter to the game.
Comes with custom animations and sounds, a machine gun, a rocket launcher, helipads and a remote control.
The energy consumption is very high, high-energy fuel is recommended.
Adds a new research that you have to unlock before you can build it.
Ideal for getting from A to B quickly, exploring the map, building islands and nuking biters from the sky.
Controls
Shift + E and Shift + Q - Start and Land
Up and Down Arrows - Increase and Decrease flight height
Shift + L - Floodlight (at night)
If you have the remote control in your armor grid:
Shift + G - Open the remote control panel (there is also a small button in the top left corner)
Shift + F - Send the nearest helicopter to you
Known issues
- Landed collider and smoke may be slightly out of place.
- You may get stuck when exiting the helicopter before it is fully landed. Simply enter and exit the vehicle again to get freed.
- Underlying shadow is different in landing automatically vs manually