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Became unobtainable on: January 9, 2022.

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The Airtail is a hypercar vehicle in Jailbreak, and was added in the March 2021 Mid-Season Update of March 6th, 2021 to replace the retired Megalodon. It spawned at the runway of the Bounty Bay Airport, and, for a short time, the Military Base. It costed Cash Icon600,000, until its retirement on January 9th, 2022.

The Airtail is well-known for its remarkable performance and is commonly compared to the Roadster, M12 Molten, and the Eclaire by the community.

The Airtail went off-sale on January 7th, 2022, along with the Classic as a part of Museum Revamp Update;[1] both went on-sale again on January 8th, 2022 only in new servers, due to a data rollback to users who were involved with an infinite money glitch that was patched.[2] It went off-sale again on January 9th, 2022, making this vehicle unobtainable.

Overview

The Airtail has notable butterfly doors, similar to the Beam Hybrid, Blade, and Drone. The vehicle also has a long "tail" due to its rear end design, hence its name. It is a three-seater, which is uncommon, as most other hypercars and supercars are two-seaters. This makes the Airtail a great vehicle to use for trios.

Co-developer "asimo3089" gave out various reasons why the vehicle was retired, despite it being one of the newer vehicles: the game has too many supercars, the Concept would become more valuable (as the Concept was the only other obtainable car with excellent performance to seat more than two people), asimo3089 being unsatisfied with the Airtail's model,[3] and that the Airtail was underused compared to other vehicles within its price range.[4] This was argued by the fan base to be a detrimental decision due to other cars being used much less compared to the Airtail.

Performance

The Airtail is very similar to the M12 Molten and Trailblazer in terms of performance, although the Airtail has a higher acceleration than the Trailblazer, but a lower top speed compared to the Concept.

However, the vehicle proves its versatility through a balance of good speed combined with great acceleration, agile handling, very powerful brakes, and great off-roading potential. It can beat the Roadster in long-distance races due to its slightly faster speed.

The Airtail has a total of three seats, which is rare for supercars, with the next best-performing cars with more than two seats being the JB8, Surus, Icebreaker, and Concept.

Overall, the Airtail has great performance, being slightly faster than the Roadster and having similar acceleration to the M12 Molten. It has amazing handling as a plus. Its performance and number of seats makes it a suitable car for travelling in groups until players can obtain higher-capacity, more expensive vehicles.

On the other hand, the car has a slower speed than some other vehicles with similar or lower prices, such as the Eclaire and the Brulee.

Stats
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Top speed
Excellent
4s
Reverse Speed
Excellent
4s
The Airtail has a top speed of 249 MPH. İt's slightly Banana Car, Arachnid and Power-1. It ties with the Volt 4x4 and Trailblazer, but is beaten by the Stallion, M12 Molten and Macaron. The Airtail's reverse speed is 74 MPH, which is faster than most vehicles in the game. It is tied with the Stallion. It is also faster than the Icebreaker by 2 MPH.
Launch
Incredible
4
Acceleration
Incredible
4
The launch provides a powerful burst of speed, which is among the fastest. It compares with the Eclaire but falls behind the Roadster and M12 Molten. It can reach 69 MPH. The Airtail is similar to the M12 Molten in this aspect, making it one of the faster-accelerating hypercars. It can accelerate to 200 MPH under 9 seconds and to it's top speed in about 15-20 seconds from a standstill.
Handling
Incredible
4
Off-roading
Incredible
4
Being 1.4, it might be difficult to make sharp turns at high speeds, it is otherwise very easy to handle. Due to its very powerful launch it can beat most supercars and hypercars in the game; being able to climb the even the most steep surfaces comparable to the M12 Molten, Torero and Torpedo.
Braking
Phenomenal
5s
Durability
Fair
3s
The Airtail comes to a full stop in roughly half a second, and can be compared to the Snake, Mighty and Megalodon. It is only beaten by the Roadster. With a health of 75, the Airtail is below average in terms of durability. It ties with the Snake, Power-1 and Macaron, but loses to the Megalodon.

Update history

This information has been compiled manually. Not all updates, patches, or hidden updates may be included.

Update March 6, 2021:

  • Added the Airtail.

Update January 7, 2022:

  • Retired the Airtail.

Update January 8, 2022:

  • Went obtainable for a day for those who were affected by the rollback and purchased the Airtail from the past 3 days.

Update January 9, 2022:

  • Retired the Airtail once again.

Update February 17, 2023:

  • Chassis support bug absurdly nerfed its acceleration.

Update February 21, 2023:

  • Chassis support bug fixed.


Gallery

Current

Current images of the Airtail.

Spawn points

The spawn points of the Airtail.

The teaser images of the Airtail prior to release.

GUI

The GUI for the Airtail.

Thumbnails

The thumbnails featuring the Airtail.

Removed Spawnpoints

The removed spawnpoints for the Airtail.


Trivia

  • It shares the same engine sound as the now-unobtainable M12 Molten, Ray 9 and Trailblazer.
    • In real life, it’s engine noise would be closer to the Roadster.
  • This car has a custom stock license plate, reading out "MCL", which is short for McLaren.
  • A likely reason why the Airtail was placed next to the Jet in the teaser images is a reference to a race, between a McLaren Speedtail and an F-35 fighter jet, performed by Top Gear.
    • However, the Jet in-game is not based on the F-35, but rather a F-22.
  • The Airtail is the only vehicle so far to receive a 'RETIRED' plaque instead of the usual 'CLASSIC' plaque for other retired vehicles, such as the Brulee and SUV.
    • This is due to the Airtail not being a "classic" vehicle, being added in 2021, meaning it sports a detailed interior.
  • Many players were confused why the Airtail was retired, as it hadn't existed within the game for not even a year, and was the only vehicle with an interior to be retired.
    • asimo3089 stated in a tweet that there were too many supercars in the game, he was unhappy with the blender model and wanting the Concept to be more valuable, as the Airtail offered three seats.
  • At the latest map expansion update, a model of the Airtail is seen at the very top of the map in the Crater City.
    • However you cannot purchase or drive it.
      • asimo3089 pointed out in this tweet that he left it there by mistake. He also said that he used cars for size reference.
  • When the February 17th, 2023 update launched, several vehicles got nerfed due to chassis support bugs, with the Airtail having the biggest impact with a drastic top speed and acceleration reduction.

Miscellaneous Trivia

  • The Airtail is one of the longest land vehicle in the game, only behind the tied Firetruck and MCL36.
  • The Airtail is the tenth vehicle in Jailbreak to have a fictional name, after the Torpedo, M12 Molten, Volt, Arachnid, Deja, Boxer, Beam Hybrid, Surus and Ray.
  • The Airtail is the second McLaren to be added into Jailbreak, after the now-retired Megalodon, which is based on the McLaren 720S.
    • The Airtail is also the first McLaren to have an interior.
  • The Airtail is the second hybrid vehicle in the game, after the now-unobtainable Beam Hybrid and before the Power-1.
  • The Airtail is the second vehicle with the customized Rumble chassis, after the M12 Molten.
  • The Airtail is the fifth British-based car in Jailbreak, after the retired Mighty, which is based on the Mini-Cooper S (R53), the retired Megalodon, which is based on the McLaren 720s, the Celestial, which is based on the Rolls-Royce Wraith, and the retired Classic, which is based on the HRG 1500 WS Roadster.
  • The Airtail is the sixth car to feature three seats, after the Dune Buggy, Celestial, Ambulance as well as the now-unobtainable JB8, Poseidon and Banana Car.
  • The Airtail is currently the first and only vehicle with a detailed interior to be retired.
  • The real life McLaren Speedtail has cameras instead of mirrors, making this a very unique hypercar.
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