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[[Image:M61vulcan.jpg|thumb|none|450px|The GE M61Vulcan 20mm Cannon.]] | [[Image:M61vulcan.jpg|thumb|none|450px|The GE M61Vulcan 20mm Cannon.]] | ||
[[Image:BlueT000.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The army weapons officer states that Blue Thunder's six barrels are capable of firing 4000 rounds a minute.]] | [[Image:BlueT000.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The army weapons officer states that Blue Thunder's six barrels are capable of firing 4000 rounds a minute.]] | ||
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[[Image:BlueT001.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Closeup of the Vulcan cannon firing.]] | [[Image:BlueT001.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Closeup of the Vulcan cannon firing.]] | ||
[[Image:BlueT001a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The turret shows that the Vulcan can be fired at a 90 degree angle.]] | [[Image:BlueT001a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The turret shows that the Vulcan can be fired at a 90 degree angle.]] | ||
==Smith & Wesson Model 10 HB== | ==Smith & Wesson Model 10 HB== | ||
Several police officers are armed with the [[Smith & Wesson Model 10 HB]]. They are seen using them when responding to the 211 at the liquor store. | Several police officers are armed with the [[Smith & Wesson Model 10 HB]]. They are seen using them when responding to the 211 at the liquor store. | ||
[[Image:S&WModel10HB.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Smith & Wesson Model 10 - .38 Special.]] | [[Image:S&WModel10HB.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Smith & Wesson Model 10 - .38 Special.]] | ||
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==Smith & Wesson Model 10 .38 Snubnose== | ==Smith & Wesson Model 10 .38 Snubnose== | ||
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[[Image:Bluthunder1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"''You son of a bitch, I'll blow your head off!''"]] | [[Image:Bluthunder1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"''You son of a bitch, I'll blow your head off!''"]] | ||
[[Image:Bluthunder2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Fletcher is knocked out with a blackjack from the television station guard before he can fire.]] | [[Image:Bluthunder2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Fletcher is knocked out with a blackjack from the television station guard before he can fire.]] | ||
==Smith & Wesson Model 15== | |||
The [[Smith & Wesson Model 15]] is drawn by the LA police officer ([[James Read]]) who stops Kate on the bridge. In some shots, the revolver appears to have changed into a [[Colt Python]]. | |||
[[Image:Model15a.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Smith & Wesson Model 15 .38 Special]] | |||
[[Image:BlueT006.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Kate ([[Candy Clark]]) is stopped by police officers carrying the S&W Model 15.]] | |||
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==Smith & Wesson Model 36 (nickel)== | |||
A robbery suspect opens fire on the police helicopter with a nickel [[Smith & Wesson Model 36]]. | |||
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==Colt Detective Special== | |||
One of them men who attacks the councilwoman is armed with a [[Colt Detective Special]] that he fires before he's taken down by police officers. | |||
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==M230 Chain Gun== | ==M230 Chain Gun== | ||
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[[Image:Hughes-M230-Chain-Gun3.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Hughes/Alliant Techsystems M230 30mm Chain Gun]] | [[Image:Hughes-M230-Chain-Gun3.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Hughes/Alliant Techsystems M230 30mm Chain Gun]] | ||
[[Image:BlueT002.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Twin chainguns are seen mounted on the Cochrane's Hughes helicopter.]] | [[Image:BlueT002.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Twin chainguns are seen mounted on the Cochrane's Hughes helicopter.]] | ||
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==M60 Machine Gun== | ==M60 Machine Gun== | ||
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[[Image:BlueT 3018.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another shot of the officer firing his M16A1.]] | [[Image:BlueT 3018.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another shot of the officer firing his M16A1.]] | ||
==MGC Replica M16 rifle== | |||
A SWAT officer is briefly seen with an [[M16|MGC M16]] replica when exiting the SWAT van. | |||
[[Image:MGC16.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The MGC M16 Assault rifle: a non firing metal replica built by the Model Gun Corp of Japan and one of the most used non firing replicas of the M16 in movies and television]] | |||
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==Winchester Model 70== | |||
Another SWAT officer exiting the van is seen with the [[Winchester Model 70]]. | |||
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==Remington 870== | ==Remington 870== | ||
The standard police riot [[Remington 870]] is seen being carried and fired by LA police officers. | The standard police riot [[Remington 870]] is seen being carried and fired by LA police officers. | ||
Revision as of 06:34, 25 September 2010
Blue Thunder is a 1983 action thriller directed by John Badham and starring Roy Scheider as a Los Angeles police helicopter pilot who is assigned to a top secret military weapons program that involves flying the armed superhelicopter over the city. There is a title card at the beginning of the film that states all of the technology portrayed in the film is real and currently in use in the United States military. The film would inspire two television series: a direct adaptation of the film and the CBS series Airwolf.
The following weapons were used in the film Blue Thunder:
M61A1 20mm Vulcan Cannon
The M61 Vulcan is main offensive weapon of the Blue Thunder helicopter. It is chin-mounted on a turret in the front and is able to be guided by pilot's helmet movements.
Smith & Wesson Model 10 HB
Several police officers are armed with the Smith & Wesson Model 10 HB. They are seen using them when responding to the 211 at the liquor store.
Smith & Wesson Model 10 .38 Snubnose
Colonel Cochrane (Malcolm McDowell) takes out his Smith & Wesson Model 10 snubnose and fires at Murphy as he takes off with Blue Thunder. Officer Frank Murphy (Roy Scheider) points his .38 snub at an angry mechanic while he sits in Blue Thunder. Fletcher (David Sheiner) draws one as well when trying to steal the surveillance tape at the TV station.
Smith & Wesson Model 15
The Smith & Wesson Model 15 is drawn by the LA police officer (James Read) who stops Kate on the bridge. In some shots, the revolver appears to have changed into a Colt Python.
Smith & Wesson Model 36 (nickel)
A robbery suspect opens fire on the police helicopter with a nickel Smith & Wesson Model 36.
Colt Detective Special
One of them men who attacks the councilwoman is armed with a Colt Detective Special that he fires before he's taken down by police officers.
M230 Chain Gun
The Hughes 30mm M230 Chain Gun is typically mounted on the AH-64 Apache, but two are mounted on Col. Cochrane's Hughes 500 helicopter.
M60 Machine Gun
SWAT officers try to knock down Blue Thunder with their M60 machine guns.
M16A1
SWAT officers fire M16A1 rifles as they attempt to take down Blue Thunder during the chase in the Los Angeles river basin.
MGC Replica M16 rifle
A SWAT officer is briefly seen with an MGC M16 replica when exiting the SWAT van.
Winchester Model 70
Another SWAT officer exiting the van is seen with the Winchester Model 70.
Remington 870
The standard police riot Remington 870 is seen being carried and fired by LA police officers.
Trivia Section
- The "Blue Thunder" chopper in reality is a French Aerospatiale Gazelle with the cockpit section modded. This cockpit section was also used as part of a Mil-24 Hind in the movie Firefox.
