I may be dating myself here, but I loved Airwolf. Correct that – I love Airwolf. Was it the best television show of the 80s? Possibly, and definitely better than Knight Rider or Street Hawk (for those of you under the age of 30, these were other, lesser super-vehicles that had their own television shows during the same time period).
And now, now I can live out my wildest dreams with this remote-controlled Airwolf helicopter replica. Designed to look exactly like Airwolf, this black beauty oozes coolness. Plus, it flies (Flying = 10,000 awesome points).
It’s fully licensed, totally remote controlled and it flies like a helicopter. It goes up, down, backwards, forwards, left, right and uses tri-band technology and counter-rotating rotors to do it. That means extra stability, greater control and one smooth ride. It even has tiny little missiles strapped to the bottom (note: missiles do not, unfortunately, fire).
There’s one downside to this working Airwolf replica, it charges in as little as 20-30 minutes, but it only runs for between 6-9 minutes at a time. Great if you want to play with your remote controlled helicopter in short bursts, but not so great if you want to spend an afternoon invoking the spirit of Stringfellow Hawke.
The AirWolf (AIRWOLF? Airwolf?) RC helicopter sells for £39.95 at Firebox, a UK retailer.
That’s the one downfall to these remote control helicopters, battery runs out on you. I used to love watching Knight Rider i loved that car!
Cheers,
Maria
All you need is the official ‘Airwolf Themes’ 2CD soundtrack (Google it) playing in the background and you’re in heaven. The Walkera model is a great piece of kit and at decent money too, everyone can relive their Airwolf-flying fantasies as Stringfellow Hawke.
OK, I am a huge Knight Rider and AirWolf fan. i would probably rank them in that order. Street Hawk was good (I never could get past the “speed” issues…motorcycles just can’t maneuver that fast), and I even watched Blue Thunder (Not so good). But you have to admit that once Jan Michael Vincent left the show, and his “brother” took over, the show tanked! You could tell that they were using models instead of the real helicopter, and there just wasn’t the love put into the show like it used to be.