Batman (1966) - this big screen spin-off from the campy TV series stars Adam West, as the caped crusader. Batman cruised through Gotham City's
skies in his trusty Batcopter (actually a modified Bell 47-G3, with bat-wings and 'Batman' logo). In one amusing scene, Batman gets out of the
hovering chopper and climbs down a rope ladder to investigate a boat - which promptly vanishes, and then he finds himself being attacked by a
(cheapo, rubbery) shark.
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The Batcopter was created by National Helicopter...
"The wings did distort the flight characteristics of the helicopter quite a bit." - RICHARD HART
Several toys of the Bat-copter were made, of course.
Corgi's version (below left) was clearly a Hughes 500C, while another cheap knockoff (below right) looks more like the Fairchild Hiller FH-1100
than anything else - but is probably just a generic helicopter shape. If you want a more authentic scale model for display, look for the proper
Bell 47 type with bat-wings attached.
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