- The Firebat is a Cobra vehicle from the A Real American Hero series.
The Firebat was a Cobra light assault jet, which was a stripped-down aircraft, little more than a seat strapped to a rocket engine. The A.V.A.C. pilots needed phenomenal skill to successfully operate the craft, since it lacked almost any kind of instrumentation. Firebats weighed 5.7 tons, had a maximum speed of 470 mph, and a maximum range of 1,400 miles. They were primarily stationed at Terror Dromes, and had folding wings to allow them to fit in the narrow silo.
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Comics Continuity[]
- In Marvel issue #115, a photo of the Firebat launching from the Terror Drome was the goal of Ghostrider and Slip-Stream.
Animated Continuity[]
Many G.I. Joe and Cobra vehicles appear in the cartoon when they were still in the development phase. The Firebat is no exception. Initially intended to be sold on its own, Firebats appeared late in the 1st full season of the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero series, in their pre-production gray color.
The most noteworthy appearance of the early Firebat was in Lights! Camera! Cobra!, where a captured prototype was used along with other authentic vehicles for a G.I. Joe movie (foreshadowing?). After a reminder from Destro that Cobra still owed M.A.R.S. $15 Million for its development, Cobra Commander orders the Dreadnoks to recover the confiscated plane.
(Ironically, the Firebat's pilots -- A.V.A.Cs -- appear in another 1st season episode, Worlds Without End flying Rattlers in an alternate dimension.)
The correctly colored red Firebats do not show up until the 2nd season, along with the Terrordrome base. In most of its scenes, it is still flown by Cobra Troopers (and occasionally Wild Weasel). The opening of G.I. Joe: The Movie shows one of few scenes with a Firebat piloted by an A.V.A.C.
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References[]
- G.I. Joe: Field Manual Vol 2
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Where are the schematics for this?!
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