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Blue Thunder

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General Data
Notes
First Flown
1971

This was the helicopter from the Blue Thunder TV series and movie.

It was made from a heavily modified Aerospatiale SA 341-C Gazelle. Hughes Helicopters did the modifications to the Gazelle to make it into Blue Thunder.

There were two helicopters used during filming of the movie, one used as backup. One other was a model version used for some shots in the movie. There was at least 1 RC model used for filming.

These are the only specs I have found:

  • Twin turbine-boost generators
  • 200 mph enhanced cruise speed
  • 30 million candlepower spotlights
  • 1 inch thick armor plated Nordoc NATO fuselage
  • Moveable 6 x barrel 20mm minigun (4,000 rounds per minute)
Length
31 ft 3 in
Height
10 ft 4 in
Rotor Span
34 ft 5 in
Lift Capability
n/a
Range
Top Speed
164 mph
Empty Weight
2,022 lb
Max Gross Weight
3,968 lb
Service Ceiling
n/a
Armament
nose mounted gatling stylemachine gun
Engines
Turbomeca Astazou IIIA rated at 590 shp
Accommodations
1 pilot 1 passenger
Cargo
n/a
Operators
"LAPD"
Similar Aircraft
Gazelle
Other Features

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