May 16 2008Heligoodness!: Airwolf Replica For Sale
We've seen helicopters made of junk, mini-gunning helicopters, and even a couple renditions of personal helicopters, but this is the grandaddy of helisweetness -- Airwolf. Airwolf was an awesome TV show about a supersonic military helicopter and its crew. If you're too young to remember it then you should probably just ask your mommy for another sippy cup and to put you back in your playpen for a nap. I kid -- I barely remember it myself. But not because I wasn't alive and relatively coherent at the time it aired (1984-1987), it's just that I got spat on by a camel at the petting zoo and lost part of my memory. Or it could be all the drinking. Whatever the case, a replica of the helicopter is now for sale on eBay.
The full size Airwolf replica was made with an existing Bell 222A airframe. The side panels, nose panel and refueling port were all made from the specs from the original Airwolf and are exact. The ADF pod and chainguns are not included in this auction, but will be available if anyone is interested. The interior is not finished, but the pilot and co-pilot seats have been reupholstered and the instrument panel has been mocked up. Airwolf inspired a whole generation to learn to fly helicopters and this replica is beautiful.
Unfortunately it doesn't fly.
Q: Could it fly with the right components?A: Not sure. It doesn't have any paperwork, but I don't know if there is a way around that. My guess is yes, but it would be a long(dealing with the FAA.) and costly process.
Well ain't that some shit. That's like selling KITT with no engine, wheels, flashing red lights, or ability to talk. Which, my friends, would be sad enough to make the Hoff cry tears of pure chest hair.
A bunch more pictures of the replica and a link to the auction after the takeoff.
Thanks Ian and D Miller, lets go helicoptering for chicks sometime
Reader Comments
1. Matt Crist - May 16, 2008 12:05 PM
fauxhelitastic!
2. Momboelitist - May 16, 2008 12:22 PM
Has anyone seen that Dude that starred in the show lately? I saw him about 5 years ago and he looked like he was about 80. Hard livin, hard drugs and hard women. He is one of those 3 first names guy: Jan Michael Vincent.
I liked Airwolf, varoomm went the engine, whoosh whoosh went the whirly blades, scream scream went the women he raped.
3. PB&J - May 16, 2008 12:34 PM
By today's standards, even if it could fly it looks like a regular helicopter to me...and I watched the show.
4. Fred - May 16, 2008 1:16 PM
What a piece of crapola. if none of that shit works (are those pictures in the guages?) then its nothing more than frame and body work. i bet any talented person with background in auto body could do that shit.
5. hollywood_hillbilly - May 16, 2008 5:51 PM
I went to school (university of oregon) with JMV's daughter. She was nice, liked smoking weed and riding bikes. Also, if this thing doesn't come with the mummified corpse of Ernest Borgnine no deal!
6. SurgeFilter - May 17, 2008 9:01 AM
Fantastic time for Airwolf fans with lots happening on the scene!
Not only has the digitally re-mastered, official AIRWOLF THEMES soundtrack been recently released for Digital downloads onto Apple iTunes Store and Amazon.com (see the official website at www.airwolfthemes.com), Airwolf being one of the top shows streaming on-line at Hulu.com, and a new Airwolf Magazine (‘The Wolf’s Lair’) coming out, but now most importantly we all have a chance to buy our very own “Lady” to play that wonderfully iconic music in!
Fred, the full-size Replica Airwolf was developed and built indeed by a professional auto bodywork guy, Steven W. Stull.
The Wolf Has Come Back From The Womb With A Boom.
7. poop - May 19, 2008 9:18 AM
FAKE!! ..helicopter!!
8. Jazzman - May 19, 2008 11:29 AM
no guns... no fun!!! that aint no airwolf look a like... the cockpit ain't even digital... fake!!!
9. MItchell - May 27, 2008 12:50 AM
Does anyone else notice that the title says "Repica" not "Replica"
10. rick - October 25, 2008 8:04 AM
No, even if you bought all the required parts to make it airworthy, the airframe was declared un-airworthy by the F.A.A.. and was sold as scrap, it was previously owned by a texas millionare before the special effects guy built the extra fibreglass parts, this "airwolf" was orginally built for a helicopter muesum in Pigeon Forge which is now closed and the molds were also sold on E-bay a few years ago to someone in Miami, and the lastest fad is to add them to the newer Bell 430 helicopter, the original Airwolf was sold to a German Medical e-vac company and it crashed into the side of a mountian in bad weather several years ago. Jan-Michael Vincent was involved in a DUI car crash and thats why he looks like crap these days. and now you know the rest of the story.
11. Prop Master - November 3, 2008 4:55 PM
You armchair experts out there that think you know it all and know nothing, This is directed to you.
I personally built this Replica Airwolf myself and don via the real studio blueprints and even have full availabilty to the screen used body parts. They are dead on and no area of difference. Please try to even remove your lazy proclaimed know it all ass from the seat you live in and get dirty and try it yourself.
No, Some or any body shop could pull this off. And THE REMARKS AS TO THE SHIP HAVING UPGRADED INSTRUMENTS AS TODAY WOULD BE WRONG. The ship was true and made to mock Airwolf of the day in the early 1980's. So you know it all losers that have nothing better to do than live at home and leach off mom and dad and want everything handed to free, KISS OFF. Try doing anything remotely close to this type of work. This is real and in ful scale and not some CGI crap that is made sitting on your lazy ass.
Save me the know it all about everything as todays kids are. Try working for a living then get back to me.
SWS out
12. Jon - November 6, 2008 2:34 PM
I want to say JMV has past away a short while ago. However, Ernest Borgnine, is still alive somehow. Good for him though.
As for Prop Master - SWS, comments, I applaud your work and your ability to stand behind your work. I would have bought that mock up if I had the money. Its a pity that I couldnt see it in the museum. I thought it was going to be there a while.
I loved that TV show and when I was a kid I used to tell people that had the real one in my back yard. .... I was such a dork when I was a kid LOL
13. Carolanne White - November 22, 2008 10:49 AM
ok just to let your know that I LOVE Airwolf i seen it this day and i got right into it........It is a R8 good helicopter I love the Driver (Stringfellow Hawke) i can't belive he passed away ! Aaaaaaaaaaaaaa
14. Carolanne White - November 22, 2008 10:50 AM
Some-day i want to fly "The Lady" I would love it so much i could faint ! lol
15. Maureen Stevens - November 24, 2008 3:17 PM
For your information Jon, JMV is very much alive!!!
16. SludgeHeap - December 30, 2008 7:31 PM
How cool is that? I missed the auction, but caught the show here:
http://series.airwolf.tv/episodes
Good place to refresh your memory, or make new ones. Oh, and there's quite a write-up of this mock-up on the same site, too.
17. Sleyman - February 10, 2009 6:11 AM
got damn best tv series of the century, f##k bluethinder, f##k knightrider, f#"#k magnum, AIRWOLFis a aerodynamic perfection the BEST TV k SERIE OF THE CENTURY ;) where is the prototyp located someone that knows and when will it fly??????????