POWERGLIDE

POWERGLIDE

He is a mini car from 1985.  He was one of the only Autobots with an aerial alternate mode. He appeared in season 2 "Dinobot Island" part 1. His final appearance was in season 3 "Five faces of darkness " part 5. He is G1/Generation one.

MOTTO:" To stop me, you have to catch me first."

FUNCTION: Warrior

ALTERNATE MODE: A-10 Thunderbolt II airplane

TECHSPEC:

"A show off..proud that he's one of the few Autobots that can fly. Incredible Maneuverability..delights to display his dazzling aerial virtuosity, to friends or foes..just wants their appreciation of his talent. Cruises at 500 mph for short periods. carries small concussion bombs..shoots thermal beam as plane and robot. Gets into more trouble with enemy planes than he can handle."

SPEC: Strength 3, Intelligence 7, speed 8, Endurance 7, Rank 5, Courage 8, firepower 6, skill 9

Robot mode

Plane mode

In plane mode it is a shame that his face is still visible underneath. The plane has a moulded unpainted cockpit. It would be nice if they has painted these. His fuel tanks can become wobbly with time.

He comes with fully possible arms unlike the other minicars. He has quite good facial features but has a mouth plate. He is easy to transform. In plane mode the wings can flop down a bit but this could be down to age.