I watched these as a child. Same as you guys. I had the privilege of inspecting a few of these helicopters a year ago. They use them for rescue. It brought back a whole lot of memories. Good memories.
I was there when i was 12 years old ,I'm trying to see if i cant see myself in the crowd lol 1987 and its now 2024 ,what a great moment in my life to see such an awesome helicopter........ AIRWOLF ....RIP Jean Michal Vincent.
I'm 53 and it gives me goose-pimples to watch this. That was a different time back then with the cold war and patriotism. Beautiful machine. Great stunt flying.
Funny to see. I'm 54. Even as a kid I kind of thought the show was lame. Love aircraft and the arial shots were great, but there was so much rinse repeat of the shots and every climax was exactly the same.
great model kit too ... had 3 of them one as airwolf one as the commercial helicopter and oen as a hybrid of the two ... when I moved out of the parents sold them at a garage sale ... got 60 bucks for all 3 ... seems the buyer liked the series too
@@JF-lt5zc And? It was a TV show with a TV budget working hard to keep its audience. Of course it ends the same. Isn’t that the point? All sci-fi fantasy TV shows follow a formula. (So do sitcoms.) MacGyver always got out of a jam using his intelligence and whatever was around him. Columbo always outwitted the criminals. KITT always saves the day with its technological magic. It’s repetitive because _people liked the formula_ and watched those shows with specific expectations. I doubt they had a budget to do a fresh sequence for every episode with Airwolf chasing or being chased. Remember that these shows had to churn out new episodes each week! I think all those shows did a fine job with the money and time they were given.
At that time I'm just 7yrs old and I watch that series with my whole family and now it's been a long time to see this clip remind me my childhood days thnx alot for this reminder🥰🥰🥰love from Pakistan
My dad worked for SABC in PE, I met Jan Micheal Vincent face to face and shook his hand will never forget his voice and smile. Thank you for this, I lost my dad to Cancer in 2012 so this brought back a great memory.
Airwolf, Street Hawk, Knightrider and McGuyver. My childhood in a nutshell, and probably every other 80's kid. Thanks for sharing this clip...RIP Jean Michal Vincent.
uh, actually....no. it was destroyed in 1992 in germany after it was sold to be used as a medevac chopper and an incompetent pilot crashed it during some bad weather. sorry.
Aye, or even Orca. I would like to note that the reason it's "Airwolf" is a play on the wolf-in-sheep's-clothing. Take a close look at it's insignia and you'll notice it's a flying wolf with a sheep-skin covering. Very clever in my opinion.
AIRWOLF reminded me of my 80's teenage years.. ONE of my favorite night-time TV series when black&white TVs where widely used during those days, .... now I'm 54..How I wish there could be another TV series of this kind..
@@behnambabaknia6843 Depends on your definition of the words. Blue Thunder definitely wins the "menacing" contest, but the '222 Airwolf design probably takes the top spot for beauty.
Had the opportunity to see the LADY once as a kid, truly an awesome sight to see your dream in person!!!!I wish she was kept and preserved for all to enjoy instead of being stripped, then sold as an air ambulance and ultimately crashing. She will be missed by those who grew up watching her!
@Jason Puddy I take comfort from the fact that she (The Lady) accomplished her final mission (delivering a badly burnt young girl to a specialist medical centre in bad weather) before she crashed into the side of a mountain whilst returning to base. The crash report blamed pilot error, sadly the entire crew died on impact and the force of the impact was severe enough that it broke her clean in 2 😭😭
I love this video. Airwolf and Blue Thunder are the reason I have been working on military helicopters for over 30 years. AH-64A, UH-60 A/L/M, HH-60M and now MH-60R as a civilian for the Navy.
I loved Blue Thunder as a kid. It was a bit surreal moving to the US and living in East LA because the police chopper was always over our area. I also nerded out the first time I saw the building used as the police heliport in the movie.
Who ever posted this - thank you. My dad is in this video as he was the engineer for it. I was lucky to have flow in it a few times.Awesome memory to see so thanks for uploading.
@@Gigatechi7 im from Sweden, lived in the states 82-86 as a teenager. I loved Airwolf, was part of my daily dose of tv, that and Magnum P.I. of course haha😂 ah the memories, man i really miss the states of the 80's😍
I remember when it came to Kempton Park Checkers. It Landed and then Jan-Michael Vincent Climbed out of the cockpit wearing a light brown leather jacket. My self and my oldest cousin were very excited that day. Thanks for putting this up it brought back some memories
Brought back so many memories those were the good times made me feel like a kid once more even at 52 I wish they would make a movie thank you to whoever posted this
What a blast from the past, such great nostalgia. To this day there's nothing like Airwolf, if it had the capabilities in the show it would make even today's military helicopters look obsolete, thanks for posting.
Jeepers, thank you so much for posting this. Can't remember what excuse my parents used to explain to 6 year old me why we were standing around a shopping mall parking lot along with a bunch of other people, but I still remember the excitement when 'The Lady' came flying in. Best surprise ever. Though I do remember being slightly disappointed when Jean Michael Vincent emerged without the flight suit. Brilliant memory
I was at that one, remember running towards the helicopter after is landed in the middle of the stadium. The announcer trying to keep us back, it failed!
I was about 6 when Airwolf landed at Checkers in Kempton Park (old Transvaal) and it was an incredible dream come true!! I still have very blurry photos of it passed down by my mom.
Wow.... The Lady! Must have been incredible to see her live and in person. I can't even imagine. It breaks my heart that she was sold off and crashed... they should have preserved her for future generations to enjoy.
They should have installed a stereo with high output speakers so they could give Airwolf it's iconic howl and growl. It is my lottery fantasy to build and fly a Airwolf clone and I would spend my summers bouncing around airshows.
When I saw it in Sacramento, California, it did howl! I was shocked because I thought it was a sound effect added in post for TV. I'll never forget it as I saw it twice in one day. First in the afternoon as it flew by with a news chopper, then in the evening as it took off from the local fairgrounds (Cal Expo).
I get the fans wishing there were the iconic howls and growls, etc... but seriously, seeing and hearing Airwolf simply BE an actual, real authentic aircraft was awesome. Nowadays it would all be CGI - but this was frikkin' real. No SFX. No dubbing. No music. Just a formidable, beautiful and deadly aircraft being exactly what it was.
westernspaceodyssey3887 In 1986 I was working in Long Beach, CA. They filmed an episode of Air Wolf. And I got to see The Lady and the Santini Air helicopters both fly in. Now The Lady did not scream like she did on tv, but in my head she sure did. It was not the episode that they filmed by the Queen Mary.
Wow, awesome video. I remember my Mom and Dad taking us to see it in Kempton Park. My brother, sister and I got signed posters. It's a memory I will never forget. Thank you.
For now, simply put: "Goosebumps" oh my dear goodness. This is awesome! Most (if not all) footage of this chopper was in SD 4X3 (1.33:1). This looks amazing in widescreen. Cannot believe how awesome this video is! THANK YOU Mr. Gareth Wilkinson for posting this video!!!!! :-)
If in fact this video was done in classic 80's 4X3 the re-crop in 16X9 is great. It looks 80's, feels 80's, the sound most certainly is classic 1980's. Yes folks, I do realize this was indeed videotaped or filmed in 1987! Great Video!
@Gareth Wilkinson Thank you for this. I remember my dad taking me to see this in Midrand in 1987. We stood in line for nearly eight hours before we got to see Airwolf up close. I remember being absolutely awestruck.
@@LND3947 … You obviously have issues I didn’t say this helicopter is the most modern looking helicopter or even the best but in fact I said it’s still modern looking after so many years. That has nothing to do with any other helicopter you fool.
Yep agree...although as 'long name' mentions, there has been some protos made that you'd look at all helos now and wonder WTF are any of these things around now even doing in the sky!! What I can say without any breeches of national security is that the majority of them military wise are all moving to design of full stealth that look more like the f35 than an actual helos, but due to the composit materials needed to make, AND the costs of the certain engines with special rotor suppressors needed to be fitted are simply BS...more near to the same costs of the F35s.. If interested whats out now, do research into the one that crashed during the rubbish Bin Laden Op when it went down... you'll spin TF out.. 👍
At that time I was just seven years old and was in class 2 when Air Wolf was aired on Pakistan Television (PTV). Great TV episodes to watch and have a thrilling sensation. Good stuff to watch from Pakistan 🎉.
I have some very specific memories linked to this helicopter and they still make my pulse race after 32 years....you have to love this kind of Movie making even if it is as old as us. Must be why im ayng DCS World sim....lol. love this Bell 222
I Remember this, it was in Klerksdorp as well.. I went for a ride in it... think i was about 10 years old... Good times!! I am sure the photo is still somewhere in a album.
They did a similar publicity stunt at a Pick'nPay in Roodepoort, must have been about the same time.... I remember waiting for hours and finally the 222 did get there but it was only there for about 25 minutes. Good memories of me and my dad waiting the parking lot for this helicopter. Thanks Dad!!
Modified Bell 222. What an eternal beauty, I've dreamed of that helicopter when I was a kid. The toy model still proudly stands at my dear parents place.
I remember attending the event in Durban, at the recently opened Checkers / Game centre near Greyville race course. Pierre de Chamois entertained hundreds of onlookers. Looking back at my photo album, ah the memories! Thanks for this!!
Love to see that the LADY got the chance to be shown in these events, never saw this kind of footage before, hundreds of people enjoying live in person the magic of Airwolf. Shame that the helicopter couldn't be preserved. A gem of the 80s and one of the most beautiful aircraft designs out there.
Man you guys that got to see this beauty are extremely lucky, and this was in the 80's as well , never again will this happen not only here in SA but anywhere around in the world!😍🙌🙌🙌
@@roachcoachhelis6387 : *Germany, not Sweden. After a rescue flight from Berlin to a special clinics in Cologne on 6/6/1992, "Airwolf" got into a thunderstorm and stalled over a forest area. Her last mission still in the name of good. RIP to her and her crew of 3.
It's the same time about when "Airwolf" landed at Menlyn.. I was like 4yrs old.. stil have a foto with my 3 other brothers..standing next to this Bell 222 aka Airwolf 👌❤️
There were 2 airwolf helicopters , one was airwolf in black, registration number N3176S, was sold to company in Germany and used as air ambulance and crashed in 1992 destroying. There was redwolf, (airwolf with red nose) registered N1074T, was a Bell 222 aircraft, that was involved in an incident during pwr off run land on April 15, 1987 at 16:30, in Ben Wheeler, TX, was being used by University Of South Alabama. There is a replica,The replica was housed between 2007 and 2015 in the Tennessee Museum of Aviation in Sevierville, Tennessee. It was then sold to a private collector in California, having been further modified at West Coast Customs during September 2015. The replica was then placed on top of a mansion in Bel Air, California. The owner then sold the mansion and replica is now at the Tomorrow's Aeronautical Museum, in Compton, CA
Loved Airwolf when I was young, I even remember having the Airwolf Toy Helicopter which had it on a string hanging from my ceiling in my bedroom, and when you turned it on it would go around in circles with gravity, and the blades turning too. Was great to have, not sure where it is now though and I am in my mid-40s. Great days though.
It’s basically a Bell 222 helicopter, with a fancy body kit. Absolutely nothing on it is functional LOL. I’m still proud to say. I got to ride in it, when it was in Johannesburg. It cost my aunt an expensive R250, well in 1987 that was a lot of money 😂. I was all of 7 years old. I remember the day like it happened yesterday. To this day one of the best moments of my life.
@@bryfunkenstein it was repainted and used in Germany as an air ambulance, until the pilot accidentally flew it into the side of a mountain in poor visibility conditions.
I am a huge fan of Airwolf and watch every episode as a kid in the 80s. If I would have gotten the chance to sit inside her for even 5 minutes it would be the great time of my life. ❤❤❤
RIP Jean Michael Vincent...loved the series , my favourite Saturday TV by a mile...I'm 52 now.
thank's for him
I'm 51 years old. I watched it a lot when I was a kid.I live and have always lived in Brazil. This series marked a generation around the world.
Ditto - from UK
Jan Michael Vincent was made for the Air Wolf show to me no one else could pull it off like Jan Michael Vincent he just made the show
I watched these as a child. Same as you guys. I had the privilege of inspecting a few of these helicopters a year ago. They use them for rescue. It brought back a whole lot of memories. Good memories.
I was there when i was 12 years old ,I'm trying to see if i cant see myself in the crowd lol 1987 and its now 2024 ,what a great moment in my life to see such an awesome helicopter........ AIRWOLF ....RIP Jean Michal Vincent.
Master chef. Fly air wolf
If you can't see yourself in the crowd? I'm guessing it's fairly easy to not see you in the crowd lol.
I was also there! I was 6
#MrGarithWilkinson
The definition of a hero!!
Salute to you for this video sir!! 🫡🫡
@@peterplaatjies9267 I was 4 years old, and twice that age when i started to watch Airwolf on TV
I'm 53 and it gives me goose-pimples to watch this. That was a different time back then with the cold war and patriotism. Beautiful machine. Great stunt flying.
Loved the Cold War intrigue and clandestine spycraft of the first few seasons of Airwolf!
Funny to see. I'm 54. Even as a kid I kind of thought the show was lame. Love aircraft and the arial shots were great, but there was so much rinse repeat of the shots and every climax was exactly the same.
So good looking that airwolf take ya back
great model kit too ... had 3 of them one as airwolf one as the commercial helicopter and oen as a hybrid of the two ... when I moved out of the parents sold them at a garage sale ... got 60 bucks for all 3 ... seems the buyer liked the series too
@@JF-lt5zc And? It was a TV show with a TV budget working hard to keep its audience. Of course it ends the same. Isn’t that the point? All sci-fi fantasy TV shows follow a formula. (So do sitcoms.) MacGyver always got out of a jam using his intelligence and whatever was around him. Columbo always outwitted the criminals. KITT always saves the day with its technological magic. It’s repetitive because _people liked the formula_ and watched those shows with specific expectations. I doubt they had a budget to do a fresh sequence for every episode with Airwolf chasing or being chased. Remember that these shows had to churn out new episodes each week! I think all those shows did a fine job with the money and time they were given.
At that time I'm just 7yrs old and I watch that series with my whole family and now it's been a long time to see this clip remind me my childhood days thnx alot for this reminder🥰🥰🥰love from Pakistan
I was also 7 years old
same. it was a time when they thought the world was going to be helicopter based instead of computer based
@@Yumbutteredsausage oh you don't have TV in 80s it's really bad 😔
You're probably still got a 7 year olds IQ believing in fairy tales and non existent places..
My dad worked for SABC in PE, I met Jan Micheal Vincent face to face and shook his hand will never forget his voice and smile. Thank you for this, I lost my dad to Cancer in 2012 so this brought back a great memory.
My deepest condolences, and I celebrate your great memories.
@@josepablolunasanchez1283 Thank you
Sorry to hear that bru...really sad! I'm glad I could find this treasure and bring it back within reach for you and everyone to see!
Sad to hear that. May his soul rest in eternal peace.
I'm sorry about your dad. Cancer is a real MF. I lost my dad to cancer.
Airwolf, Street Hawk, Knightrider and McGuyver. My childhood in a nutshell, and probably every other 80's kid. Thanks for sharing this clip...RIP Jean Michal Vincent.
You left out Riptide..Blue Thunder..The A Team.. Magnum PI..
Don't forget Miami Vice. We all wanted to be as cool as Don Johnson @@geraldmoodley5615
It was gorgeous then and remains so today. A timeless beauty of a helicopter.
uh, actually....no. it was destroyed in 1992 in germany after it was sold to be used as a medevac chopper and an incompetent pilot crashed it during some bad weather. sorry.
@@mummra7 I read about that online. Tragically, three people died in the accident.
One of the most beautifully crafted flying machines i'v seen in the last 41 years of my life! "AirShark" could also fit quite well for it.
Okay, I'm not the only one thinking 🦈 👍
Yes utcwould
Or Sky-Shark 🤔
Aye, or even Orca. I would like to note that the reason it's "Airwolf" is a play on the wolf-in-sheep's-clothing. Take a close look at it's insignia and you'll notice it's a flying wolf with a sheep-skin covering. Very clever in my opinion.
airwolf , knight rider, chips and few cartoons i can never forget !!! Big memories of my childhood.
AIRWOLF reminded me of my 80's teenage years.. ONE of my favorite night-time TV series when black&white TVs where widely used during those days, .... now I'm 54..How I wish there could be another TV series of this kind..
What an incredibly beautiful machine, to this day I've yet to see another helicopter look more beautiful and menacing than Airwolf
Blue thunder was
@@mygamingroom1512 i disagree. Blue thunder while impressive was certainly not beautiful or more menacing looking. Looked over the top to me
Indeed, such a shame what happened to her
@@behnambabaknia6843 Depends on your definition of the words.
Blue Thunder definitely wins the "menacing" contest, but the '222 Airwolf design probably takes the top spot for beauty.
@@looneyburgmusic not for me, but hey to each their own
Great Memories. Still hear the overlayed howling sound when the lady appears. 80´s series, best era ever.
Same here 🤗 💖
Had the opportunity to see the LADY once as a kid, truly an awesome sight to see your dream in person!!!!I wish she was kept and preserved for all to enjoy instead of being stripped, then sold as an air ambulance and ultimately crashing. She will be missed by those who grew up watching her!
Greetings: Indeed such a shame. Unfortunately, most things R usually about $. RIP: Airwolf, Jan, Earnest, Alex.
Ah this answers my question at the top then , that's such a shame
@Jason Puddy I take comfort from the fact that she (The Lady) accomplished her final mission (delivering a badly burnt young girl to a specialist medical centre in bad weather) before she crashed into the side of a mountain whilst returning to base.
The crash report blamed pilot error, sadly the entire crew died on impact and the force of the impact was severe enough that it broke her clean in 2 😭😭
I was gonna mention how they stripped it and sold the parts off
I love this video. Airwolf and Blue Thunder are the reason I have been working on military helicopters for over 30 years. AH-64A, UH-60 A/L/M, HH-60M and now MH-60R as a civilian for the Navy.
Mein Respekt, BlueThunder, seit meiner Kindheit immer noch ein Traum.
I loved Blue Thunder as a kid. It was a bit surreal moving to the US and living in East LA because the police chopper was always over our area. I also nerded out the first time I saw the building used as the police heliport in the movie.
Of I was a rich man this would be my pick
Ahhh, the beautiful Bell Augusta BH-44e. Possibly the most gorgeous heli ever built!
I was 10 when the series showed. Some things get old, but airwolf is still as cool as back then.
I still think about Airwolf every once in awhile even after all these years. Loved that show and helicopter screamin and shooting the bad guys.
The helicopter that stood the test of time... MAGNIFICENT! ❤
Who ever posted this - thank you. My dad is in this video as he was the engineer for it. I was lucky to have flow in it a few times.Awesome memory to see so thanks for uploading.
You're welcome
@@Gigatechi7 im from Sweden, lived in the states 82-86 as a teenager. I loved Airwolf, was part of my daily dose of tv, that and Magnum P.I. of course haha😂 ah the memories, man i really miss the states of the 80's😍
Wow, I was there on my Dads shoulders.
@jasonharts6994 that's awesome bro
Your dad was engeneer on this... SHIT ???
It's a poor and horrible copy.
It's a shame on the Lady
I remember when it came to Kempton Park Checkers. It Landed and then Jan-Michael Vincent Climbed out of the cockpit wearing a light brown leather jacket. My self and my oldest cousin were very excited that day. Thanks for putting this up it brought back some memories
Brought back so many memories those were the good times made me feel like a kid once more even at 52 I wish they would make a movie thank you to whoever posted this
That visual and howling sound is unmistakable thanks for transporting me back to a time where everything seemed possible
I was there that day in the Checkers parking lot. It was an amazing experience that stays with me even at 53 ! Loved Airwolf and Nightrider
What a blast from the past, such great nostalgia. To this day there's nothing like Airwolf, if it had the capabilities in the show it would make even today's military helicopters look obsolete, thanks for posting.
yehhh, very nice copter
That's right
This brings back the best memories of my childhood and got me interested in aviation.
Agree bro.....back to the past...
Knight Rider, Airwolf & A- Team were king when I was growing up. 😮😮😎😎
Jeepers, thank you so much for posting this. Can't remember what excuse my parents used to explain to 6 year old me why we were standing around a shopping mall parking lot along with a bunch of other people, but I still remember the excitement when 'The Lady' came flying in. Best surprise ever. Though I do remember being slightly disappointed when Jean Michael Vincent emerged without the flight suit. Brilliant memory
저기 모인 일반인들은 촬영용으로 만들어진 실물로 공개되는 에어울프를 눈앞에서 직접 보다니 행운이군요. 🍀 희귀한 영상을 올려주셔서 고맙습니다~^^
i saw airwolf in durban in 87 - was a big fan. The Bell 333, still a kickass chopper
Bell 222
my favourite movie series when I was 11 years old..thank you to whom uploading these video..great..
I remember my dad taking me to see Airwolf in Pretoria. Even 35 years later I still remember it vividly.
I was at that one, remember running towards the helicopter after is landed in the middle of the stadium. The announcer trying to keep us back, it failed!
I was about 6 when Airwolf landed at Checkers in Kempton Park (old Transvaal) and it was an incredible dream come true!! I still have very blurry photos of it passed down by my mom.
I can hear the theme song! 😆 really looks more modern than new most helicopters! I loved that show! RIP 🙏 J.M.V.
yehh insane remember
Yesvit dose
Hi it was my favorite seri I have 45 years now RIP Jean Michael Vincent god bless
Wow.... The Lady! Must have been incredible to see her live and in person. I can't even imagine. It breaks my heart that she was sold off and crashed... they should have preserved her for future generations to enjoy.
We had that same Airwolf helicopter landing at the Checkers parking lot at Westgate shopping centre in Roodepoort in 1987.I was there.😃😃
Love the history
That was my favorite show. Thanks for sharing
What an amazing design. This show got me into flying. Love it. Thanks for sharing.
after all these years… i’ve never seen this footage! thank you!! i was 11yrs old when this show came out! got the full series on dvd! ❤😊
They should have installed a stereo with high output speakers so they could give Airwolf it's iconic howl and growl. It is my lottery fantasy to build and fly a Airwolf clone and I would spend my summers bouncing around airshows.
Same here, colour matched speakers drilled into the rear of the undercarriage, let it howl
@@mikeknight.1 lol 😆👌
@@roystonevans2223 well I'll be, you're an Evans too?
So am I
Hell Yeah, The lady's Voice!!
When I saw it in Sacramento, California, it did howl! I was shocked because I thought it was a sound effect added in post for TV.
I'll never forget it as I saw it twice in one day. First in the afternoon as it flew by with a news chopper, then in the evening as it took off from the local fairgrounds (Cal Expo).
I get the fans wishing there were the iconic howls and growls, etc... but seriously, seeing and hearing Airwolf simply BE an actual, real authentic aircraft was awesome. Nowadays it would all be CGI - but this was frikkin' real. No SFX. No dubbing. No music. Just a formidable, beautiful and deadly aircraft being exactly what it was.
westernspaceodyssey3887 In 1986 I was working in Long Beach, CA. They filmed an episode of Air Wolf. And I got to see The Lady and the Santini Air helicopters both fly in. Now The Lady did not scream like she did on tv, but in my head she sure did. It was not the episode that they filmed by the Queen Mary.
I was 4 years old when my mom took me, thank you for uploading this, even as a 4 year old I remember this clearly!!
Wow, awesome video. I remember my Mom and Dad taking us to see it in Kempton Park. My brother, sister and I got signed posters. It's a memory I will never forget. Thank you.
Such an amazing show and helicopter
Greenacres shopping center....I was there, 4 years old!!! Still remeber all the Airwolf toys we bought that day. One of my coolest memories.
Greenacres and Menlyn.. and PE. Such great memories.. !!!
I was also there, but I was 9 or 10.
For now, simply put: "Goosebumps" oh my dear goodness. This is awesome! Most (if not all) footage of this chopper was in SD 4X3 (1.33:1). This looks amazing in widescreen. Cannot believe how awesome this video is!
THANK YOU Mr. Gareth Wilkinson for posting this video!!!!! :-)
Air wolf and Knight Rider changed my childhood
Да я много смотрела эту фильм 📽️
Too bad there is no other TV series like this today
And street hawk, blue thunder and A team the list is endless
@@Adam-gp7co i completely forgot about Street hawk, damn so many memories just came flooding back!
@devonmartinbasson yep sooooo many. You forget. Those were the days unlike today's trash like big brother etc
If in fact this video was done in classic 80's 4X3 the re-crop in 16X9 is great. It looks 80's, feels 80's, the sound most certainly is classic 1980's. Yes folks, I do realize this was indeed videotaped or filmed in 1987! Great Video!
Love this!!! One of my all time favorites! So many memories!!! I'm 50 now and I grew with Blue Thunder, Air Wolf and of course the movie FireFox!!!
Same here bossman, 50 as well and loved them shows
same taste here..absolutely loved Firefox and Blue Thunder..will be 50 in 2 days! Horray for the pinnacle of Gen X.
Don't forget Streethawk and knight rider
@Gareth Wilkinson Thank you for this. I remember my dad taking me to see this in Midrand in 1987. We stood in line for nearly eight hours before we got to see Airwolf up close. I remember being absolutely awestruck.
I remember seeing the Airwolf helicopter at a aviation expo in the Los Angeles area it was probably mid 80s. very cool copter!!!
Even after all these years the helicopter still looks modern
@@LND3947 … You obviously have issues I didn’t say this helicopter is the most modern looking helicopter or even the best but in fact I said it’s still modern looking after so many years. That has nothing to do with any other helicopter you fool.
Es verdad.
That's what I thought too then I Saw it was from 1987 😐
@@midnyte6195 … 1987 is over 35 years ago most choppers built back then would look old now but this looks great to this day .
Yep agree...although as 'long name' mentions, there has been some protos made that you'd look at all helos now and wonder WTF are any of these things around now even doing in the sky!!
What I can say without any breeches of national security is that the majority of them military wise are all moving to design of full stealth that look more like the f35 than an actual helos, but due to the composit materials needed to make, AND the costs of the certain engines with special rotor suppressors needed to be fitted are simply BS...more near to the same costs of the F35s.. If interested whats out now, do research into the one that crashed during the rubbish Bin Laden Op when it went down... you'll spin TF out.. 👍
I still watch it now and again... Just because Airwolf is so Amazing 👊👌❤ Thank you for uploading this gem!
this helicopter is a real beauty, always was and forever will be.
Hermosa lady!, increíble maquina, tengo 41 años y este video me trae Hermosos recuerdos!
What a blast from the past. Thanks for uploading
What the freak I was there it's bringing back alot of memories now ....thank you for uploading this video
Man i was so hooked to this serie. Amazing aircraft
Thanks for a memory from my childhood, I also remember when David hasselhoff showed up at checkers center bluff in 1986, without kitt of course
Thanks for posting this, as with several others on here I'm now in my 50's and this brings back memories of a Saturday afternoon in front of the TV.
Engineer here, worked for Nasa, great video, thanks for posting. Could you Imagine if Jan Michael Vincent had walked in?
I loved that show!!!
At that time I was just seven years old and was in class 2 when Air Wolf was aired on Pakistan Television (PTV). Great TV episodes to watch and have a thrilling sensation. Good stuff to watch from Pakistan 🎉.
I was there too. Geez this brings back memories. Shot for the Post.
loved that show. amazing what a simple paint job on an ordinary helicopter makes it bad ass lol
I LOVE THE 80s MOVIE, MUSIC, TV SHOWS... AIRWOLF, BLUETHUNDER, KITT (KNIGHT RIDER), AUTOMAN, DUKE AND HAZZARD, MAGNUM PI AND MANY MORE ..
I have some very specific memories linked to this helicopter and they still make my pulse race after 32 years....you have to love this kind of Movie making even if it is as old as us. Must be why im ayng DCS World sim....lol. love this Bell 222
I Remember this, it was in Klerksdorp as well..
I went for a ride in it... think i was about 10 years old...
Good times!!
I am sure the photo is still somewhere in a album.
I wish they would do a another series of air wolf , this was my favorite show
Gosh! I was there all those years ago too. Was so excited. Thanks for posting this!
They did a similar publicity stunt at a Pick'nPay in Roodepoort, must have been about the same time.... I remember waiting for hours and finally the 222 did get there but it was only there for about 25 minutes. Good memories of me and my dad waiting the parking lot for this helicopter. Thanks Dad!!
Modified Bell 222. What an eternal beauty, I've dreamed of that helicopter when I was a kid. The toy model still proudly stands at my dear parents place.
Thank You for bringing back fond memories I was in Potch to see it 👍👌👌
what an epic tv show, absolutely epic..Stringfellow Hawk!
As a kid I remembered watching this show I loved it and that howl give me goose bumps
My favorite tv series off all time..(1984-87) Credit goes to Donald P.Bellisario(the creater of this tv series..AIRWOLF)
This is still impressive in 2024. Just wow. Amazing aircraft. Gotta love those Bell helicopters. They are just beautiful.
among my childhood favourite tv shows... airwolf and blue thunder 😁
i'm really crying for that history/nostalgie .. thank you !!!!!!
I remember attending the event in Durban, at the recently opened Checkers / Game centre near Greyville race course. Pierre de Chamois entertained hundreds of onlookers. Looking back at my photo album, ah the memories! Thanks for this!!
Mr BlueJeans ! The only things worse than PDC was 4 Jacks and a Jill, Soft Shoes & Patricia Lewis !
I remember this Pierre de Charmois now that you mention him. Long time ago when i was studying glenwood high durban
Immer noch der Böseste Helikopter den ich kenne nach all den Jahren.Und trotzdem zeitlos elegant einfach ein Top Helikopter.
Love to see that the LADY got the chance to be shown in these events, never saw this kind of footage before, hundreds of people enjoying live in person the magic of Airwolf. Shame that the helicopter couldn't be preserved. A gem of the 80s and one of the most beautiful aircraft designs out there.
This is just a Replica, not the original.
@@osnicalebYep, the bodykit looks slightly different and the rocket pod is completely different.
Man you guys that got to see this beauty are extremely lucky, and this was in the 80's as well , never again will this happen not only here in SA but anywhere around in the world!😍🙌🙌🙌
You're right. Too bad she doesn't exist anymore.
Yeah it will never happen again because Airwolf was crashed after it was turned into a medical ambulance in Sweden
@@roachcoachhelis6387 : *Germany, not Sweden.
After a rescue flight from Berlin to a special clinics in Cologne on 6/6/1992, "Airwolf" got into a thunderstorm and stalled over a forest area.
Her last mission still in the name of good. RIP to her and her crew of 3.
@@luftwolf7405 She didn't "stall", according to the accident report, the pilot flew her straight into the side of a mountain/large hillside!
Thank you for sharing. Still gets the heart a pumping when I see her.
It's the same time about when "Airwolf" landed at Menlyn.. I was like 4yrs old.. stil have a foto with my 3 other brothers..standing next to this Bell 222 aka Airwolf 👌❤️
Airwolf is one programme I'd love to see a remake of!!
懐かしいです。プラモデル、あの当時てに入らなくていっぱい探しました。かっこいいですね😂
There were 2 airwolf helicopters , one was airwolf in black, registration number N3176S, was sold to company in Germany and used as air ambulance and crashed in 1992 destroying. There was redwolf, (airwolf with red nose) registered N1074T, was a Bell 222 aircraft, that was involved in an incident during pwr off run land on April 15, 1987 at 16:30, in Ben Wheeler, TX, was being used by University Of South Alabama. There is a replica,The replica was housed between 2007 and 2015 in the Tennessee Museum of Aviation in Sevierville, Tennessee. It was then sold to a private collector in California, having been further modified at West Coast Customs during September 2015. The replica was then placed on top of a mansion in Bel Air, California. The owner then sold the mansion and replica is now at the Tomorrow's Aeronautical Museum, in Compton, CA
Loved Airwolf when I was young, I even remember having the Airwolf Toy Helicopter which had it on a string hanging from my ceiling in my bedroom, and when you turned it on it would go around in circles with gravity, and the blades turning too. Was great to have, not sure where it is now though and I am in my mid-40s. Great days though.
What I wouldn't have done to see this back when I was a kid!
The Lady will never not be the most amazing and beautiful looking helicopter. They really nailed the look of her.
well said
It’s basically a Bell 222 helicopter, with a fancy body kit. Absolutely nothing on it is functional LOL.
I’m still proud to say. I got to ride in it, when it was in Johannesburg. It cost my aunt an expensive R250, well in 1987 that was a lot of money 😂. I was all of 7 years old. I remember the day like it happened yesterday. To this day one of the best moments of my life.
Wasn't it sold to south Africa and used as an ambulance?
@@bryfunkenstein it was repainted and used in Germany as an air ambulance, until the pilot accidentally flew it into the side of a mountain in poor visibility conditions.
I am a huge fan of Airwolf and watch every episode as a kid in the 80s. If I would have gotten the chance to sit inside her for even 5 minutes it would be the great time of my life. ❤❤❤
Amazing, my fave tv show as child!
I saw it in East London… was so excited to see it way back then 😂
今見てもAirwolfはカッコイイ
そしてドラマも面白かった、最近はこういう高性能のマシン（Knight Riderも同じく）が大活躍するようなドラマが無い
I was there, 7 years old! Was amazing!!!
I remember watching this show as a kid. Loved it! 80s tv rocked!
The last hoorah!! 👍👍
Before the unfortunate accident that destroyed it. 😕😕😕😕😕
One of my all time favorite shows!!
Great video thnx! Still have Airwolf theme on phone as ringtone 😄
So sad some of the actors not among us anymore...
If I see only a picture of Airwolf I can hear the iconic howl and growl as if its direct into my ear....