The story of Bell 222 Airwolf Helicopter || Famous helicopter in TV Series

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  • Airwolf is the helicopter from the 1980s American television series of the same name. Its fictional features included stratospheric ceiling, stealth noise signature, a wide range of weapons and even supersonic speed.
    The Airwolf helicopter was a conventional Bell 222 helicopter modified by attaching some film props.
    But where is today?
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  • @sergedeleon9592
    @sergedeleon9592 15 днів тому +1

    There must a museum of Airwolf that fans never forgotten

  • @sheikhadnan5054
    @sheikhadnan5054 9 місяців тому +5

    The Lady is still awesome..miss u Airwolf best theme song too.😊😊❤❤

  • @vettebecker1
    @vettebecker1 2 роки тому +42

    It’s sad what happened to the flying Airwolf, would have been something to see her fly today!! Saw the replica recently, she is looking pretty rough sitting out in the elements.

    • @frankiehmchannel
      @frankiehmchannel  2 роки тому +5

      Thanks for your message friend.

    • @lookingup9041
      @lookingup9041 Рік тому +12

      That makes me feel very sad. Airwolf deserves better.

    • @beachlife4704
      @beachlife4704 Рік тому +3

      @@lookingup9041 Well the original no longer exists.

    • @sithlords666
      @sithlords666 Рік тому +2

      ​@@beachlife4704😿😿😿😿

    • @johnj2748
      @johnj2748 11 місяців тому +1

      Check out the airbus hc160… as cool, if not cooler to watch

  • @mjstarr23
    @mjstarr23 Рік тому +9

    Bring Back Airwolf

  • @ronjon7942
    @ronjon7942 Рік тому +35

    Terrible shame of the 222’s crash, and the three on board losing their lives. Also a tragic shame of Jan Michael Vincent’s crash after his lifelong struggles. I hope he’s finally found peace. Growing up, Stringfellow Hawk and Airwolf were heroes to me.

    • @lunamaria1048
      @lunamaria1048 Рік тому +2

      Redwolf crashed as well, after being repurposed. the Bell 222 has a bad reputation, but gave us wonderful memories☺️

    • @russyJ20
      @russyJ20 9 місяців тому

      Stringfellow Hawk = Street Hawk, I'm guessing

    • @ronald8673
      @ronald8673 8 місяців тому

      @@russyJ20 Stringfellow Hawk was JMV character's name

    • @russyJ20
      @russyJ20 8 місяців тому

      @@ronald8673 Ah, makes sense, did't know. Cheers

    • @FatHead1979
      @FatHead1979 5 місяців тому +1

      @@lunamaria1048 To be fair, the 222A's had a bad reputation for poor reliability but I wouldn't say they had a bad reputation from a capability/flying perspective. That said, the 22As really needed the engines that went in the 222Bs (primarily for hot weather hover performance), the 222Bs were really what the 222As should have been in terms of general flight performance.
      The 222As still looks phucking sexy though! (as long they aren;t specified with skids)

  • @davidsmith1162
    @davidsmith1162 10 місяців тому +4

    AWESOME Machine. Beautiful In Flight😊.

  • @tonye9725
    @tonye9725 11 місяців тому +8

    The Lady is dead ??? Growing up in the 80's Airwolf was one of my favorite shows. She will be missed. but not forgotten 😮‍💨

    • @williammitchell4417
      @williammitchell4417 9 місяців тому +2

      Sadly yes after the show she went down in Germany.

  • @raymondyee2008
    @raymondyee2008 Рік тому +5

    I had a lot of high hopes when I heard of the AirWolf replica on the internet. Unfortunately as of now she really needs more love than to be sitting out on the tarmac with much neglect.

  • @greggirons67
    @greggirons67 9 місяців тому +3

    I remember seeing Air Wolf on static display Seen Screaming Mimi from Rip tide and T.C.'s 500D as well at a few S. California airshows back in the '80s ...

    • @nikkipacheco6835
      @nikkipacheco6835 5 місяців тому +2

      I seen that same southern California air show too I think it was somewhere in Santa Clarita valley or San Fernando valley

  • @JasonDriver-eb3px
    @JasonDriver-eb3px Рік тому +4

    i love the 80s airwolf is my fav make me wanna flying one i was 12 years old 13 years later spend £14k learning to fly and pass it and still fly the air guys? it worth it

  • @guillermobrandt291
    @guillermobrandt291 9 місяців тому +3

    Airwolf was sold at the end of the third season. In the fourth season they only had the airwolf that did not fly, and they showed already recorded images of the helicopter in flight.

  • @topfitnessssss
    @topfitnessssss Рік тому +6

    The mansion's roof top on which it was displayed is to be the most expensive house in LA, half a billion dollars .. and a total fiasco in finding a buyer lol ... sad to see the replica sitting there outside and dusting ...

  • @kornfreak78
    @kornfreak78 Рік тому +8

    Damn shame the actual Airwolf crashed... seems like such a waste.

  • @siaositagoai5822
    @siaositagoai5822 7 місяців тому +2

    I Still Want A AIRWOLF Helicopter For Myself

    • @inspectorgadget346
      @inspectorgadget346 2 місяці тому

      It's in a mountain waiting for you. It's your job to find it StringFellow!

  • @vincef.5378
    @vincef.5378 8 місяців тому +1

    Infomative video. Thank you for producing it.

  • @jdlives8992
    @jdlives8992 Рік тому +4

    they need to make a airwolf movie with the same story as the beginning of the series. that would be so dope. must be nice af to have airwolf on your mansion. won’t like i would too green for sure

  • @robgoffroad
    @robgoffroad 9 місяців тому +9

    another computerized narration.. pass

  • @jamiedriscoll9781
    @jamiedriscoll9781 2 місяці тому

    Aside from the A.I. voice, video was informative

  • @dennismcleod7391
    @dennismcleod7391 Місяць тому

    When flipping channels, I would always flip back for the last 10 minutes of Airwolf. Oh yeah. Always catch the intro.

  • @skywarp1
    @skywarp1 Місяць тому

    I miss The Lady so much

  • @JedEkert
    @JedEkert 7 місяців тому +2

    So the replica made is sitting outside at Compton Airport? I am surprised that Bell doesn't buy it and put it in their show room. Would probably be a sales magnet.

    • @FatHead1979
      @FatHead1979 5 місяців тому +2

      Indeed. Many 'children of the 80s' are now in positions of power at companies where helo purchasing is a consideration, what better way to lure in someone born in the 70s than showing a mint condition 'Airwolf'.

  • @gustavrossouw5004
    @gustavrossouw5004 6 місяців тому +1

    At 1:15 - The "Checkers Airwolf" is a South African-built replica, built by I think a man called Loekie, with his 2 sons and daughter. It toured South Africa to promote road safety and the Checkers stores in 1985 and 1986. Sadly the Bell 222 is not flying and is being used for spare parts.

    • @FatHead1979
      @FatHead1979 5 місяців тому +1

      Due to airframe hour limits, I suspect it's a sad reality that going forward there will be less and less 222s flying.

  • @crazyralph6386
    @crazyralph6386 Рік тому +3

    To be technical, the A/C shown @0:51 is a Bell 230.

  • @JohnWick-yw4oo
    @JohnWick-yw4oo Місяць тому

    I was in Germany when it crashed, and it was my favorite show. I knew what happened to the helicopter, just didn’t know the year it went down and where.
    This needs better narration, would be better coming from someone connected to the actual show.

  • @bruceadkins9147
    @bruceadkins9147 Рік тому +10

    Should’ve kept the guns on it 😎

    • @lookingup9041
      @lookingup9041 Рік тому +1

      Yeah, they should have! 👍🏻💪🏻🔫

  • @helicopterovirtual-msfs6254
    @helicopterovirtual-msfs6254 Рік тому +2

    Fantástico

  • @bbqausdemsauerland
    @bbqausdemsauerland 9 місяців тому +1

    I've seen Airwolf alive in Original at Kassel Calden Airport, bevor it became a new color and a new job 😢...it's a shame

  • @lea-rw5cb
    @lea-rw5cb Рік тому +3

    Why dismantle the helicopter after the program had been cancelled, such an iconic piece of history lost just because the owners wanted some cash, it's almost like they wanted to eradicate any existence of the show.

  • @user-iz1on6cp6p
    @user-iz1on6cp6p 11 місяців тому +1

    ❤ Helicopter

  • @user-sv6xg4oe4s
    @user-sv6xg4oe4s Місяць тому

    ❤❤❤incrivel lindo demais parabéns

  • @earnie6511
    @earnie6511 2 місяці тому

    What a pity they didn't keep the original

  • @JBlinky67
    @JBlinky67 3 дні тому

    They crashed Airwolf??? OMG!!!

  • @user-sq4jz9up6g
    @user-sq4jz9up6g Місяць тому +1

    The Lady died helping people not a bad way to go

  • @chemicalspore
    @chemicalspore Рік тому +3

    No one claims the 4th season

    • @FatHead1979
      @FatHead1979 5 місяців тому +1

      Yup, just greedy studio executives trying to milk as many $$$ as they could out of the 'Airwolf' name. For must of us Airwolf fans, season 4 NEVER existed!

  • @kennethfink7060
    @kennethfink7060 Рік тому +2

    One of a kind

  • @joop7381ep
    @joop7381ep Рік тому

    ZO GOOD

  • @bariPlayer79
    @bariPlayer79 Рік тому +10

    Interesting information, the best of Ariwolf was the pilot movie. The series gradually lost the attractiveness of the story.

    • @dannyr2976
      @dannyr2976 Рік тому +6

      I would say season one was quality, along with some of season 2 (Moffet's Ghost, Fallen Angel), the show began to slip away from espionage plots, becoming more involved with domestic issues (somewhat like Knight Rider, which worked for Michael and KITT, not so much for a missile laden helicopter with 14 firepower options). By the third just felt like some episodes where the makers made less of an effort.

    • @TheRocco96
      @TheRocco96 8 місяців тому +2

      @@dannyr2976 Indeed, the first season was the best, it had a cold war feel, it was dark and gritty long before dark and gritty became popular. Some people complained that all the main characters were men, so Caitlin was added in season 2.

  • @sreechandran1890
    @sreechandran1890 Рік тому +1

    2.11 wreckage of powerful helicopter

  • @simba9725
    @simba9725 8 місяців тому +1

    If it was sold and used as an air ambulance and repainted, what happened to all the custom body modifications that were created or the show?

  • @Dyson_Cyberdynesystems
    @Dyson_Cyberdynesystems 8 місяців тому

    The helicopter @ 1:13 is a imposter, ZS-HMD. Was never used in any filming or anything to do with the TV series.

  • @alexanderhall4281
    @alexanderhall4281 9 місяців тому +1

    So sad it crashed. But why were they flying in misty weather..i wonder . I love the show. One of my favourites. They shouldn't of done a fourth season.

    • @ajsquaredaway5343
      @ajsquaredaway5343 9 місяців тому

      NO GOOD DEED EVER GOES UNPUNISHED . I believe that they were taking a Burn Victim to Berlin Hospital and then just got lost in the Fog and ran into a Mountain I used to know Ernest Borginine and I don't remember if He mentioned whether of not They had Doppler Radar installed on the Lady or Not if they had it would have definitely made a difference

    • @FatHead1979
      @FatHead1979 5 місяців тому +1

      In hindsight - once the child had been dropped off at the hospital, they potentially could have waited before attempting their RTB...sadly the aircrew decided to 'roll the dice' and now 'The lady' is long gone.

  • @timothygray7650
    @timothygray7650 3 місяці тому

    What is the sense of it. If you cannot fly Mach speed though.

  • @CarlDeakin
    @CarlDeakin 11 місяців тому +1

    surely theres other 222's out there to be repainted and rebuilt to bring one back to flying capability , just need the right investor

    • @FatHead1979
      @FatHead1979 5 місяців тому +1

      The problem in terms of having a flying 'Airwolf' replica these days is 'airframe hours'. Like any modern aircraft (commercial or military) the airframe (think chassis in an F1 car) is only rated to handle so much stress before it has to be scrapped and with no new 222 airframes being manufactured, the number of good quality 'spare' airframes is just not that high.

  • @Energiehalrotterdam
    @Energiehalrotterdam 9 місяців тому

    but what did they do with the crashed helicopter?
    and with all those parts
    the frame number cannot be burned.
    Those are things I want to know.

    • @FatHead1979
      @FatHead1979 5 місяців тому +1

      She literally broke in half, the entire tail section separated from the main body and the main body was just mashed/crumpled, nothing majot could be salvaged.

  • @user-ii6dk8yo8t
    @user-ii6dk8yo8t 4 місяці тому

    She lives the ball 222 is now a real gun shipe .the us as them .cool or what 😮❤❤😂😂😂😂

  • @trevormoser3760
    @trevormoser3760 9 місяців тому

    Remake it please.

  • @ALEXANDREALMEIDA-qg8qs
    @ALEXANDREALMEIDA-qg8qs 8 місяців тому +1

    Music hell

  • @justayoutuber1906
    @justayoutuber1906 Рік тому +13

    Your music is poor and too loud

  • @BreckThePanther
    @BreckThePanther 11 місяців тому +4

    The loud random guitar music ruins this.

    • @RyanPerrella
      @RyanPerrella 8 місяців тому +2

      Id say the fact that this ended up in Compton airport is sadder. Amazing where things end up. Didn’t the Ai voice bother you more?

    • @FatHead1979
      @FatHead1979 5 місяців тому +1

      I'd say that the stupid AI voice is much more annoying!

  • @justina9137
    @justina9137 9 місяців тому +1

    There is no 4th season. Just a crap made reboot they didnt have the helicopter anymore it was moved to Canada on a very low budget and recycled shots from the original series and different characters. Never will be a season 4 to me

  • @ghostrunnindeaththrowsha-vm8fj
    @ghostrunnindeaththrowsha-vm8fj Місяць тому

    💃🌐🌐🌐💃

  • @johnl.8616
    @johnl.8616 7 місяців тому

    The helicopter was cool but they always ended most of the battles with the same moves. You could pretty much guess what they were going to do to finish it.

  • @inspecteurtictac4037
    @inspecteurtictac4037 10 місяців тому

    Maybe this bell 222 is a clone of French Aerospatiale Dauphin : SA 365

    • @FatHead1979
      @FatHead1979 5 місяців тому +1

      The SA365 is like the ugly/fat cousin of the 222A!

  • @therealknapster
    @therealknapster 7 місяців тому

    So the original helicopter that looks nothing like Airwolf was sold and involved in a terrible accident :/ #fishy

    • @FatHead1979
      @FatHead1979 5 місяців тому +1

      Grow up. Genuine everyday people died in the crash, the reason the helo looked different is explained in the video and common to most high value vehicles used in TV shows.

  • @cameronwingate7477
    @cameronwingate7477 10 місяців тому +1

    Very disrespectful of what happened to that helicopter repainting, and then finally destroying it because of stupid pilots

    • @FatHead1979
      @FatHead1979 5 місяців тому +1

      Indeed.
      Generally I'd like to think that I'd avoid speaking ill of the dead but the one thing you do NOT do in a helo is fly in seriously adverse conditions, especialy when you lack the support of various technical systems to advise you of 'ground level' i.e. the kind of system that warns the pilot of modern airliner that they're about to go 'splat' if they don't gain altitude!

  • @russyJ20
    @russyJ20 9 місяців тому

    People of the comments, Helicopters don't have genders in the English speaking world. Stop referring to it as she/her.
    It's proper cringe

    • @RealBLAlley
      @RealBLAlley 8 місяців тому +2

      Disrespecting The Lady is cringe.

  • @NateOllievere-jg1rr
    @NateOllievere-jg1rr Рік тому

    ROMANS 5:12 WHEREFORE, AS BY ONE MAN SIN ENTERED INTO THE WORLD, AND DEATH BY SIN; AND SO DEATH PASSED UPON ALL MEN, FOR THAT ALL HAVE SINNED:"

  • @jdlives8992
    @jdlives8992 Рік тому +2

    they need to make a airwolf movie with the same story as the beginning of the series. that would be so dope. must be nice af to have airwolf on your mansion. won’t like i would too green for sure

    • @p4ndasr0ck
      @p4ndasr0ck 11 місяців тому +1

      Yeah they keep bringing back old ideas to make movies. Could be cool but maybe people aren't interested in helicopters nowadays. Doesn't have a futuristic look so don't think people would believe it's a good aircraft.

    • @jdlives8992
      @jdlives8992 11 місяців тому +1

      @@p4ndasr0ck horse apples. it could be dope.

    • @FatHead1979
      @FatHead1979 5 місяців тому +1

      @@p4ndasr0ck There's also the matter of insurance, there are loads of flying sequences from the TV series that you simpy, could not get insurance for these days and lets be honest, CGI would be obvious and a serious let down.