Rambo III
 (1988)
- first class rotary action marks this film, about a Soviet war against Afghan rebels,
out from run-of-the-mill military adventure thrillers as a Russian Mil Mi-24 Hind gunship
(so big it's also a troop carrier) attacks the rebels' desert camp to spectacular effect.
Also, in one unintentionally dumb stunt, Rambo (Sly Stallone) destroys a giant helicopter
with his hi-tech bow and arrow.
[Thanks to Steven Hampton for RAMBO 3 screen-shots]
"Rambo III has two types of
helicopters. The Hinds are clearly tweaked Eurocopter SA-330 Pumas. We also see several
smaller types. I believe these are Aerospatiale Alouette IIIs fitted with some kind of
nose cone and fake wings... They only made one of each, though on-screen each is destroyed
by Rambo (Stallone) several times, leading us to believe that there is an entire squadron
at play. On the DVD commentary track, they say that the pilots loved the fake wings bolted
onto the Pumas because it gave them vastly better performance and stability in low-level
trick flying. The pilots sometimes had to be reined in when they got carried away with
all the nifty stunts they could do with their new wings."
- NATHAN DECKER
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