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[[File:SHIELD helicarrier.jpg|thumb|right|SHIELD Helicarrier]]
[[File:SHIELD helicarrier.jpg|thumb|right|SHIELD Helicarrier]]
[[File:HMS Valiant.png|thumb|right|SHIELD Helicarrier]]
A '''helicarrier''' is an airborne [[carrier|aircraft carrier]] used by [[SHIELD]] as a mobile command center.
A '''helicarrier''' is an airborne [[carrier|aircraft carrier]] used by [[SHIELD]] as a mobile command center.


==Specifications==
==SHIELD Helicarrier Specifications==
* A SHIELD helicarrier appears to be at least as large as a [[United States Navy|US Navy]] ''Nimitz''-class carrier.
* A SHIELD helicarrier appears to be at least as large as a [[United States Navy|US Navy]] ''Nimitz''-class carrier.
* The ship is lifted by four turbines that are at least ten meters across.
* The ship is lifted by four turbines that are at least ten meters across.
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==[[Doctor Who]] Helicarrier==
==[[Doctor Who]] Helicarrier==
[[The Master]] designed a helicarrier for the United Kingdom he was living on Earth. It was later destroyed during a [[Dalek]] invasion.
[[The Master]] designed a helicarrier, the HMS Valiant, for [[UNIT]] while he was living on Earth as "Harold Saxon". It was later destroyed during a [[Dalek]] invasion.


[[Category: Marvel]]
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[[Category: Doctor Who]]
[[Category: Doctor Who]]

Revision as of 15:22, 30 January 2014

SHIELD Helicarrier
SHIELD Helicarrier

A helicarrier is an airborne aircraft carrier used by SHIELD as a mobile command center.

SHIELD Helicarrier Specifications

  • A SHIELD helicarrier appears to be at least as large as a US Navy Nimitz-class carrier.
  • The ship is lifted by four turbines that are at least ten meters across.
  • Power for the ship isn't specified, but it presumably comes from a large nuclear power plant.
  • The carrier has a full air wing, including modern jet fighters with VTOL capabilities.
  • Reflectors on the ventral hull allow the carrier to camouflage itself from ground observers.

Doctor Who Helicarrier

The Master designed a helicarrier, the HMS Valiant, for UNIT while he was living on Earth as "Harold Saxon". It was later destroyed during a Dalek invasion.