Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of Airwolf!
Come on Elon! Come on Jeff! Make it happen…
This iconic chopper and its pilot, Stringfellow Hawke, took to the skies on January 22, 1984.
This is an image of a poster for the television series Airwolf. Copyright Universal Television.
Airwolf and her trusted crew.
“In addition to one day becoming a rockstar, my weekly television viewing in 1984 sparked a keen interest in me one day piloting supersonic helicopters.”
- Woodard, Anthony. “There’s a big world out there, and remember, when one door closes, another opens... (Repost)”. Feb. 8, 2023
While this action-packed television series did not make me a better guitarist or musician, sometimes remembering our childhood imagination can spark creativity and innovation; a supersonic helicopter would be totally bad a$s! The show’s opening theme was also pretty bad a$s…
Full-size replica of the Airwolf , Tennessee Museum of Aviation, Sevierville, Tennessee.
Photo Credit: HrAtsuo, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Actor Jan-Michael Vincent starred as Airwolf’s pilot, Stringfellow Hawke. At one point, he was the highest paid actor on network television, pulling in $200,000 per episode. Jan-Michael Vincent was born on July 15, 1944. His career started in the late ’60s, when he appeared on such TV series as Lassie and Bonanza. His noteworthy credits among the dozens of films in which he acted include Big Wednesday, with Gary Busey; Hooper, with Burt Reynolds; and Hard Country, opposite Kim Basinger. Sadly, Jan-Michael battled drug and alcohol issues throughout his career, and after the show ended, he mostly appeared in low-budget, straight-to-video movies. In 2012, Vincent’s right leg was amputated below the knee after he contracted an infection. He passed away on February 10, 2019. Rest in peace.
Source: consequence.net