The Airwolf was a modified Bell 222A helicopter, and one of the last ones of that version that Bell built before switching to the 222B.
If you were a kid from the 1980s, chances are high that you grew up watching at least one TV show that featured a vehicle as an important protagonist. Car enthusiast kids had „Knight Rider“, which aired on TV between 1982 and 1986 and featured KITT, an indestructible, talking 1982 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am (which happens to be one of the most hated Pontiac models ever). KITT was loaded with features such as artificial intelligence, an electronic jamming system, and the legendary „turbo boost“ mode.
Motorcycle lovers had 1985’s short-lived „Street Hawk“, which put a futuristic, rocket-powered motorcycle front and center. Kids fascinated by flying objects and aviation had „Airwolf“ (1984 to ’87), which featured a sleek, black helicopter outfitted with supersonic engines, stealth capabilities rivaling that of the F-22, and enough firepower to give even the best attack helicopters an inferiority complex.
When „Airwolf“ debuted in 1984, the series stood out for taking the concept of a high-tech vehicle to the skies. The series derived its name from the Airwolf helicopter, a prototype military aircraft with capabilities never seen before on a helicopter. Its arsenal of weapons included bunker-busting machine guns, a plethora of air-to-surface missiles, and a powerful laser beam.
