Vert

Vertical Takeoff or Landing vehicles, also known as VTOLs^[1] and Verts, were a form of aerial transport used in the late 21st century.

Purpose

Verts were used for passenger transportation or for cargo delivery. They typically traveled between facilities known as vertiports,^[2] but could also be hailed on demand.^[3][4]

Verts could achieve exceptional speeds, able to travel from Eagle Canyon to Denver (a distance of about 323 miles/520 kilometers) in less than 27 minutes,^[3] meaning verts could achieve speeds of at least 717 mph/1,153 km/h, nearing the speed of sound. Another account of their speed describes verts being able to deliver food within moments of placing the order.^[5]

Some unidentified flying vehicles can be seen in two Vantage Points aiding in construction.^[6][7] Whether these are also verts is unknown.

History

Some facilities were designed with verts in mind, such as including a landing pad for them,^[8] or to provide vert-thru services.^[5]

Verts saw heavy use during Project Zero Dawn and Operation: Enduring Victory; being used for capturing people to work on Zero Dawn,^[9] transporting soldiers^{[10][11][12][13][14]} as well as evacuating civilians.^[15][16][17]

Possible Verts

An unidentified flying vehicle helping prepare the Zero Dawn Project Facility.^[18]

Unidentified flying vehicles helping construct GAIA Prime.^[19]

An unidentified flying vehicle flying over Eagle Canyon.^[3]

An unidentified flying vehicle flying over Lake Powell.^[20]

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