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| fictional apocalypse airplane, drawn before the apocalypse |
For the more industrial citizen of the apocalyptic wasteland, a car can be an inadequate vehicle. Who wants to drive through dangerous territory in an exposed car when under six months ago jets were breaking the sound barrier? Aircraft have started to make a comeback recently in the sky, as more are getting recovered and repaired. The road is dangerous, but the sky always gives you an edge.
Scavenging a functioning bicycle is difficult enough, so where is someone supposed to get an aircraft? Most major airstrips have been pillaged of everything up to the copper wire in the wall, or if they are in tact, guarded like Fort Knox and Buckingham Palace combined. Only the para-military units and the strongest gangs can hold a major airport, and as a result control most of the remaining post-nuke airplanes. Because of this it is necessary to find an aircraft that does not require an air field, like a pontoon plane if near the coast or a helicopter if inland and in rough terrain.
Helicopters, while slower, offer more maneuverability in dogfights or air-to-ground combat. The more obliterated areas are not likely to have a runway for airplanes to land on. This wont affect a small airplane that can land in a nearby lake but that is a big chance to take. For any aircraft however the most essential thing to remember is the need for fuel. This land has turned into a dry Bic lighter that everyone is trying to flick for one last flame. Beware of straining your supplies if a car can actually do the job just as well. An easy solution is to use a less wasteful aircraft like a hot air balloon, which in turn would make the user a ridiculously easy target. Stealth and street smarts are what keep wastelanders alive now.
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