Warbird Information Exchange

Hi,

I was wondering if anyone had any info on the
red Jet Ranger used in the 1978 version of Superman.
You know where it ends up perched on the edge of a
skyscrapper.

The number appears to be N5**ER.

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Simon D. Beck
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The Aircraft-Spotter's Film & Television Companion (2016)
Fairchild C-82 Packet: The Military and Civil History (2017)

The film was shot at a studio in England (that's why the city looks so fake) .
So it's probably a mockup, or if it was a real helicopter, possibly came off the Agusta production line.

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Your right there was a mock-up done in a studio with
the actors but there was also real footage shot in NY
with a real Bell.

I agree it does have an "Auhusgta" built look about it.

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Simon D. Beck
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Author
The Aircraft-Spotter's Film & Television Companion (2016)
Fairchild C-82 Packet: The Military and Civil History (2017)

I've never seen the film, just clips of Superman lifting the helicopter.
BTW: You do know that the Agusta Bells looks the same as American built units?

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