Gyrocopter in 7 Days to Die

ByYurii LuzhkoUpdated October 16, 2026Source: 7 Days to Die V3.3 game files

VehicleVehicles 100Has storage

“This vehicle can be placed into the world like a block using the secondary action.”

Requires a workbench to craft.

Speed · turbo9 · 15faster than 4 of 4
Seats2fuel tank 80
Build itWorkbench5 parts
Parts unlockVehicles 100Vehicle Adventures

Turbo speed, every vehicle

Seats: 2
Fuel tank: 80
Speed · turbo: 9 · 15
Mod slots: 5
Durability: 3,500
Storage: Yes

Speed is the game file's own value with no unit; it is higher than the bicycle, minibike, motorcycle and 4x4 truck.

Gyrocopter controls

The vehicle actions as the game names them. The gyrocopter uses the brake and hop actions to pitch. Default keys are not in the game's data files.

Action	What it does
Forward	Drive forward
Reverse	Slow down / drive backwards
Left	Steer left
Right	Steer right
Brake / Gyro Pitch Up	Handbrake
Hop / Gyro Pitch Down	Make a little jump
Turbo	Turbo Boost
Toggle Lights	Toggle vehicle lights on/off
Camera	Control the camera view direction

How to build the gyrocopter

Assembled at the Workbench in 270s. Each part can be crafted, looted or bought:

3 × Wheel · unlocks at Vehicles 5craft it in your backpack; loot it (11 kinds of container); buy it from traders.Recipe: 2 Forged Iron + 16 Scrap Polymers + 2 Oil + 10 Coal + 1 Bottle of Acid
1 × Gyrocopter Chassis · unlocks at Vehicles 100craft it at the Workbench; loot it (2 kinds of container); buy it from traders.Recipe: 125 Forged Steel + 40 Mechanical Parts + 25 Duct Tape + 40 Leather + 20 Electrical Parts
1 × Gyrocopter Accessories · unlocks at Vehicles 100craft it at the Workbench; loot it (2 kinds of container); buy it from traders.Recipe: 33 Electrical Parts + 8 Headlight + 50 Short Iron Pipe + 10 Mechanical Parts + 4 Spring
1 × Engineloot it (12 kinds of container); buy it from traders.
1 × Lead Car Battery · unlocks at Electrician 55craft it at the Chemistry Station; loot it (14 kinds of container).Recipe: 180 Lead + 1 Bottle of Acid + 10 Scrap Polymers

Mods for the gyrocopter

6 mods fit it, in 5 slots: Fuel Saver, Off Road Headlights, Super Charger, Reserve Fuel Tank, Armor, Storage. What each mod does.

Fuel Saver
Off Road Headlights
Super Charger
Reserve Fuel Tank
Armor
Storage

Gyrocopter crafting tree

Everything one Gyrocopter takes at quality 1, down to materials you loot, harvest or buy. Counts multiply through whole crafts.

3 × Wheel · 3 crafts at the backpack
- 6 × Forged Iron · 6 crafts at the Forge
  - 60 × Iron
  - 6 × Clay Soil
- 48 × Scrap Polymers
- 6 × Oil · 6 crafts at the Chemistry Station
  - 144 × Oil Shale
- 30 × Coal
- 3 × Bottle of Acid
1 × Gyrocopter Chassis · 1 craft at the Workbench
- 125 × Forged Steel · 125 crafts at the Forge with a Crucible
  - 2,500 × Iron
  - 250 × Clay Soil
- 40 × Mechanical Parts
- 25 × Duct Tape · 25 crafts at the backpack
  - 25 × Glue
  - 175 × Cloth Fragment
- 40 × Leather
- 20 × Electrical Parts
1 × Gyrocopter Accessories · 1 craft at the Workbench
- 33 × Electrical Parts
- 8 × Headlight
- 50 × Short Iron Pipe · 50 crafts at the Forge
  - 500 × Iron
  - 50 × Clay Soil
- 10 × Mechanical Parts
- 4 × Spring
1 × Engine
1 × Lead Car Battery · 1 craft at the Chemistry Station
- 180 × Lead
- 1 × Bottle of Acid
- 10 × Scrap Polymers

Raw materials in total

Forge steps use the backpack-materials version of the recipe; with the other “Smelter Type” setting you smelt the same metals into the forge first.

Gyrocopter — FAQ

How do you make a gyrocopter in 7 Days to Die?

Craft it at a Workbench from 3 Wheel, 1 Gyrocopter Chassis, 1 Gyrocopter Accessories, 1 Engine and 1 Lead Car Battery. The gyrocopter chassis recipe unlocks at Vehicles level 100 (Vehicle Adventures).

How do you fly the gyrocopter?

The game's control list names the gyrocopter actions: “Brake / Gyro Pitch Up” and “Hop / Gyro Pitch Down”, alongside the usual vehicle actions — forward, reverse, steering and turbo. The default keys for these actions are not in the game's data files, so check them in the controls settings.

What mods can you put on the gyrocopter?

6, in 5 mod slots: Vehicle Fuel Saver, Vehicle Off Road Headlights, Vehicle Super Charger, Vehicle Reserve Fuel Tank, Vehicle Armor and Vehicle Storage.

Other vehicles

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