30 Jul 2025

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Survival Helicopters V1.7.1(bug fixes)

Survival Helicopters adds over 12 different helicopters to Minecraft Bedrock, including cargo, defense, and civil models. Fully compatible with other addons and survival mode.

About Survival Helicopters

Survival Helicopters is an addon for Minecraft Bedrock and Windows (PC) that introduces more than 12 different types of helicopters, ranging from civil to cargo and defense helicopters. All helicopters can be crafted in survival mode, and the addon does not use player.json, ensuring compatibility with other addons. No experimental options are required.

What's New in v1.7.1

Added the UH60 Black Hawk helicopter
Updated crafting recipes
Introduced tilt animation for all helicopters when turning
All helicopters are now compatible with deferred shaders (PBR)
Bug fixes and performance improvements

Special Thanks

Alberto: Particle design, bug fixes, and PBR shader support
MikeGsYT: Assistance with bug fixes in previous versions

Helicopter List

UH1: Classic helicopter, 6 passengers, basic paints, can transport vanilla villagers and Simple Comes Alive villagers.
UH-60 Black Hawk: Medium-sized, 8 passengers, customizable with paint and camouflage.
H130 Airbus: Medium-sized, 4 passengers, full color range, uses hydrogen as fuel.
Apache: Attack helicopter, 2 passengers, camouflage only, uses hydrogen.
Bell 47: Vintage, 2 passengers, non-paintable, uses hydrogen.
Chinook: Large, up to 22 passengers (players and villagers), 9 color variants, inventory, uses hydrogen.
Fachero: Small, single passenger, non-paintable, uses hydrogen.
Littlebird: Popular in games, 4 passengers, inventory, uses hydrogen.
Mi-35: Attack/cargo, multiple passengers, paintable, inventory, uses hydrogen.
Samson: Dual-propeller, 8 passengers, paintable and camouflage, inventory, uses hydrogen.
Scorpion: Small attack, 2 passengers, uses hydrogen.
Sikorsky: Cargo, 2 passengers, can load animals, inventory, two color options, uses hydrogen.
V22 Osprey: VTOL, large capacity, two color options, inventory, uses hydrogen.

Showcase Images

Images with Shaders (PBR)

Helicopter cockpit with digital control panels

Blocky cargo helicopter in urban sunset scene

Blocky helicopter model in desert environment

Blocky military helicopter on sandy terrain

Gray helicopter flying over blocky cityscape

Helicopter flying between tall blocky towers

Blocky helicopter flies over a dark cityscape

Exclusive Features

Some helicopters feature exclusive paints and camouflages. You can also transport Minecraft villagers and villagers from the Simple Comes Alive addon (Furnicraft).

Rendered Images of Luxurious Paintings

Blocky helicopter cockpit with digital panels

Blocky black and yellow helicopter model

Yellow and black blocky helicopter front view

Blocky black and yellow helicopter model

Blocky helicopter cockpit with digital panels

How to Start Helicopter Engines

Hold the key item in your hand and interact with the helicopter.
On mobile, a button appears above the experience bar to start/stop engines.

Top Start engines button, Bottom Stop engines

How to Load Villagers into Helicopters

Supported helicopters: UH1, Black Hawk UH60, Chinook, Mi35, Osprey V22

Hold the villager-carrying item in your hand.
Crouch and interact with the helicopter to load villagers.
To unload, turn off the helicopter, hold the unload item, crouch, and interact.

Tip: Leave at least one seat free for yourself. You can also load villagers from the Simple Comes Alive addon.

Crafting Recipes

Other recipes:

Crafting recipes for four colored canisters.

How to Paint Helicopters

Crouch and interact with the helicopter using the desired paint spray.

Note: Not all helicopters are paintable.

Hydrogen Tank

The hydrogen tank is now an entity, not a block. It is essential for fueling helicopters.

Player adds hydrogen to a tall black device

Hydrogen extraction from generator in-game

Fill the tank with water buckets.
Interact with an empty gallon to receive hydrogen.
One gallon of hydrogen fuels one helicopter.

Always keep a hydrogen gallon in your inventory for emergencies.

Fuel Gauge

The helicopter consumes fuel while the engines are running. An alarm will sound when fuel is low, prompting you to land and refuel.

Video Reviews

Support the Creator

If you'd like to support the development of this addon, consider making a donation: https://bit.ly/2HLLwkn

Sharing Policy

Direct linking to the mod files or using your own link shorteners is prohibited. Do not upload this addon to other websites or apps without permission. If sharing, use official links (YimmplayStudio, MCPEDL, ModBay, or CurseForge).