---
name: "BIS_fnc_helicopterType"
type: function
status: ok
groups: ["Helicopters"]
arma3_since: "0.50"
locality: {"argument": null, "effect": null, "server_exec": false}
source: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_helicopterType
revid: 348739
updated: 2023-11-08T14:32:10Z
---

# BIS_fnc_helicopterType

*Function · Helicopters · Arma 3 v0.50 · introduced in Take On Helicopters v1.00*

## Description

Returns helicopter type.

## Syntax

```sqf
[object] call BIS_fnc_helicopterType
```

**Parameters:**

- `start`: [Object](../topics/Object.md) - helicopter to be checked.

**Returns:** [Number](../topics/Number.md) - one of:
- -1 - Unknown
-  0 - Light
-  1 - Medium
-  2 - Heavy

## Examples

### Example 1

```sqf
private _helicopterType = [vehicle player] call BIS_fnc_helicopterType;
```

## See also

[typeOf](../commands/typeOf.md)

<sub>Source: [BI Community Wiki — BIS fnc helicopterType](https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_helicopterType) (revision 348739).</sub>