On the lighter side . . . Airwolf -v- Blue Thunder?

Question

Airwolf: http://www.rotaryaction.com/images/airwolf3.jpg

Blue Thunder: http://www.rotaryaction.com/images/bluethun7.jpg

What aircraft are they based upon? Which is the better aircraft? What capabilities do they have? Which would you want to be flying in a fight? Remember - it's just for fun!

Answer 1

One Airwolf for me please.

The supersonic speed is the first attraction and from the data of the fictional Airwolf, it packs more punch than the Blue Thunder. The ability to engage in and leave combat at will gives the Airwolf the better survivability.

And afterall, in the movie the Blue Thunder barely escapes a MD-500!

Answer 2

Airwolf is a Bell 222 and Bluethunder is based on an Aerospatiale sa 341g Gazelle.

Answer 3

Airwolf was a fictional bell 222 -- Blue thunder was a real helicopter.

Answer 4

Give me Blue Thunder. As an invention of Hollywood, it had more toys than Airwolf. Plus it looks better. :>)

Answer 5

I would rather be in the Gazelle. I have worked on about 3 in my life and ridden in each a few times. They are fast. Lots of fun.
The Bell 222 is mechanically a piece of junk "in my opinion"

Answer 6

I'd prefer to be flying the Blue Thunder

Answer 7

Pretty much based on Hughes AH-64 Apache
The AH-64 Apache is the United States Army's principal attack helicopter, and is the successor to the AH-1 Cobra. The AH-64 is powered by two General Electric T700 turboshaft engines. The crew sits in tandem, with the pilot sitting behind and above the copilot-gunner in an armored crew compartment. The AH-64 is armed with a 30 mm M230 chain gun and carries a mixture of AGM-114 Hellfire and Hydra 70 rockets on four hard points mounted on its stub-wing pylons.

Designed by Hughes Helicopters in response to the Army's Advanced Attack Helicopter Program, it was built to endure front-line environments and to operate during the day or night and in adverse weather using avionics and electronics, such as the Target Acquisition and Designation System, Pilot Night Vision System (TADS/PNVS), passive infrared countermeasures, Global Positioning System (GPS), and the Integrated Helmet And Display Sight System (IHADSS). McDonnell Douglas purchased Hughes Helicopters and continued the development of the AH-64 resulting in the AH-64D Apache Longbow which is currently produced by Boeing Integrated Defense Systems
One BAD TO THE BONE Piece of Machinery

Answer 8

Here is a link I found:
http://www.gregdonner.org/blue_thunder/blue_thunder.html

Answer 9

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