The London Metro Police bought 2 Bell 222s on thr strength of this programme; they were very dusappointed wgen they found thst they didn't come with chainguns and missiles as standard.
I will confess: the engineer in me sighs when they talk about the helicopter going mach speeds without the top rotor and stabilizer blades *ripping* off ... but that doesn't detract from the beauty and excitement of the show. It was a gorgeous vehicle and a fun plot - things we don't get anymore.
The thing I remember most from this series is that despite the limitations of computer visual effects and special effects at the time, and the fact that basically all they did was speed up the tape to make that Bell-222 look like it was going 5 times faster than it could in real life, they always framed it in a way where is almost seemed believable. Especially with the masking effects of NTSC-resolution TV. They didn't make any glaring mistakes like having the pilots visible and moving like hummingbirds which completed the suspension of disbelief. Really brilliant stuff considering the TV budget and lack of modern CGI.
Since the interior of that helicopter obviously doesn’t look like that in real life. Would be interesting to see pictures of the set they used when filming the interior scenes.
Remember, watching this in the early 80s and Man what a helicopter and I loved Stringfellow Hawke played by Jan Michael Vincent my first crush, but I love the show
