The parachutes looked good on camera but were not really made to stop this 6000 pound machine. The shot was done at a very slow speed so the chutes didn't get ripped off then the film was sped up to give the illusion of speed.
The
Batmobile Gadgets !!
The
Batmobile was equipped with a arsenal of special equipment to help
the Dynamic Duo in their crimefighting activities. Here are a few of
the special effects used with this popular car
The
Bat Turn
- Used
to turn the car around 180 degrees. Pull the handle, the parachutes
came out. Make sure you release the parachutes as you spin around in
the road.
The
parachutes looked good on camera but were not really made to stop
this 6000 pound machine. The shot was done at a very slow speed so
the chutes didn't get ripped off then the film was sped up to give
the illusion of speed.
The
show started getting letters from Batfans asking how could Batman
just leave a huge set of parachutes in the middle of the road so they
equipped Alfred with a Batmobile
Parachute Pickup Service Van to
go and retrive the chutes from the street !!
The
Bat Ray -
You are following King Tut and can't get him to pull over. Quickly
you activate the Bat Ray to disable his vehicle. Turn it on and his
ignition would conk out .
Automatic Fire Extinguisher - If the batmobile detected a fire, it would implement the automatic fire extinguishing system
The
Mobile Batcomputer
- If the Caped Crusader needed to get some quick info from the
Batcave, he could use his Mobile computer to down load his files.
Pretty good for 1966 !!!
It was
stored in the trunk
The
Bat Beam
- Ever wonder what that fly swatter looking thing on the antenna was
? That is the Bat Beam !! When it was turned on, the antenna raised
up and it projected a beam that could destroy anything in it's path.
It was used to blow holes in buildings, etc.
Emergency
Tire Inflator
- If the Batmobile got a flat it was no problem, just press the
emergency tire inflator, and your back in business in no time. Much
better than Fix-A-Flat !!
Bat
Smoke Screen
- Say you've got a nasty villain hot on your tail, what do you do ???
You activate the smoke screen and fog them off the road !!!
The
Battering Ram
- Cant get into the warehouse where the Riddler has Robin held
hostage ??? Activate the Battering Ram and bust the whole door down !!!
Voice
Control Batmobile Relay Unit -
Say some weirdo has taken off with the Batmobile, ( It happened more
times than you could believe ) you need to operate something on the
car, no problem ! Talk into your Batradio and the relay unit at the
Batcave will transmit your request !!
The
Bat Photoscope
- If Batman needed aphoto from the main computer, all he had to do is
send a request and a signal would be sent to the Batmobile and a
photowould be printed out of the dash.
The Batphone - What would happen if the Bat signal went off and Batman was not at a phone ???? No problem, pick up the batphone and give police headquartes a call. Pretty amazing, a mobile phone in 1966 !!! I wonder if he got nights and weekends free ???
Police
Band Cut-In Switch -
If Batman needed to talk to Gotham Cities finest , he could bypass
the Batphone and activate the radio cut in to speak to them directly
on the police radio !
Mobile Tracking Scope - If the duo needed to figure out where a villain went, they used the mobile tracking scope to pinpoint the exact location of the villain !
These
are just some examples of the Batmobile's special equipment. Other
items included an ejector seat , mobile tracking device ( like radar
) a chain slicer, safety net that extended from the trunk,
There
are more and when I find them I will Try to add them here !! David.
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