“She don’t look normal, she don’t fly normal – ’cause she ain’t normal..!”
Welcome – you have arrived at what will hopefully become the definitive site for all things Blue Thunder.
My name is Martin and I am a UK-based sci-fi fan/collector with a particular passion for both the movie and television series but most of all, the aircraft itself. The purpose of this blog is to exhaustively research the many incarnations of the prop from full-scale to R/C whilst celebrating its appearance in media and showcasing rare memorabilia and collectables.
I first saw Blue Thunder the motion picture on VHS at the age of 11 and I’ve been fascinated by it ever since. Everything from the sharp dialogue, frenzied action and the shock of the helicopter’s demise against the mesmerising accompaniment of Arthur B. Rubenstein’s unique score made an indelible impression on me. Later, with the short-lived TV series (The ‘B’ Team!) and subsequent appearances of the helicopter in other productions, I avidly followed its short on-screen career until its sudden disappearance/retirement.
But what was the fate of the helicopters themselves and indeed, how was its intimidating insect-like design conceived and executed? Much of this information about the ‘flying greenhouse’ can be found in the documentaries on the Special Edition DVD but it barely seems to scratch the surface.
In recent years, besides the definitive version of the movie on Blu-Ray and release of the TV series on DVD more info on the props has steadily emerged. Thanks to websites like Blue Thunder Online and Greg Donner’s Blue Thunder – The Helicopter webpage maintaining fan interest, they may have revealed the end of the special helicopter, but were hardly the end of this story…
So please help me build this page to become the one-stop resource for all Thunder enthusiasts and feel free to contribute anything you may have with full credit to:
airbuster02@gmail.com
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Thank you for your efforts Martin appreciate the site as a blue thunder fan.
Hi Christopher –
Thanks so much, its a labour of love for me and made exclusively for fans like you so great to hear from you…
Love this site! Great job and I hope more is added as you get time 🙂 keep up the awesome work!
I LOVE, Blue Thunder, i heard the Actual Functioning chopper was Sold or failed,to sell, then some Worthless Idiot, chopped it up n sold 4 scrap. broke my heart. as well as The Idiots,at Universal Hollywood, that let 1 of the Originol cockpits, that i heard was a Bolt on , to the real chopper ,so they could , swap nack to the factory Gazelle bubble. n be FAA compliant. Universal let it sit in mothballs n Rot then scrapped it as well.. PLEASE tell me i,m Wrong n Something Survived!!!