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What made Airwolf(the chopper) so cool...

posted 9 years ago by manco82
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* the pressure-sensitive seats that would automatically turn on the cockpit controls
* Learning flight/combat computer
* Silent hover/flight mode
* Radar/Radio Jammer
* Helmet Targeting
* start button instead of ignition
* sunbursts
* Mach-1 capability(the turbos)
* stealth capabilities
* the ADF pod
* armored air frame
* the infrared scanners and radar system
* capable of stratospheric altitude
* in-air refueling capable
* VR-simulator hook in

sure the chopper is dated-looking, but if you think about the engineering marvel that it was(on-screen) pretty f-en fantastic and futuristic.

If I were to do a new Airwolf, it wouldn't have rotors, but be something based on the F-117 but with VTOL capability.

[–] Hendry_William_French 9 years ago

sure the chopper is dated-looking

Really? It looks more futuristic than anything around today.

Did you engage hostiles? I *vaporized* hostiles.

[–] manco82 9 years ago

A Bell 222 is futuristic looking today? A new Airwolf concept based around a F-117A would be interesting.

[–] Hendry_William_French 9 years ago

Airwolf itself is still the best looking chopper ever imo, and it looks more futuristic than say the new Eurocopters they have around now for example. The 222 was way ahead of its time.

Did you engage hostiles? I *vaporized* hostiles.

[–] manco82 9 years ago

Honestly I feel choppers are a dead-end aviationally speaking. Quad-copter drones are interesting.

[–] Thread_Killer_of_IMDb 8 years ago

Those bad ass helmets and the wolf howl when it flew past!

[–] [deleted] 7 years ago

Blue Thunder was way cooler. It had more gadgets.
Airwolf just had speed and firepower

[–] R_Kane (15828) 4 years ago

Yeah. Gadgets are ‘way more important in a firefight than speed and firepower.

What are you? 11?

“‘Way” is an abbreviation of “away,” hence the apostrophe. Yes, I am having fun at your expense.

[–] Pete314 (3342) 4 years ago

“‘Way” is an abbreviation of “away” - oh, I did not know (no native speaker...). Thanks for teaching...

[–] moviechatterer (16326) 4 years ago

it isnt . at least not usually

[–] moviechatterer (16326) 4 years ago

What are you? 11?

you're the one who just wants a gun and would trade all the other stuff for it.
what are you? 10?

[–] Kowalski (79128) 4 years ago

THE SOUNDTRACK.

[–] [email protected] (155) 9 months ago

For me it was the concept of stealth and the advance computer systems. Invisible to radar, Airwolf could have parked right in the middle of Red Square so Stringfellow could go and buy Kremlin souvenirs at the gift shop and return to the U.S. completely unharmed.

[–] sadpopcorn (2279) 2 months ago

The theme song moron