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The Batboat is the fictional personal boat of comic book superhero Batman. Directed by Leslie H. Martinson, the 1966 film Batman: The Movie was based on the Batman comics and the contemporary TV series, and written by Lorenzo Semple Jr. ...
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Batman and Superman, two of the most recognizable and iconic superheroes. ...
Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man, and still sometimes as the Batman) is a DC Comics fictional character and superhero who first appeared in Detective Comics #27 in May 1939. ...
In Sub-Level 6 of the Batcave, there's an aqua-dynamic hydrofoil/submersible (otherwise known as the Batboat) on both the navigable Gotham River and the Atlantic Ocean's waters. The Batcave is the secret headquarters of fictional DC Comics superhero Batman, (the dual identity of millionaire playboy Bruce Wayne), consisting of a series of subterranean caves beneath his residence, Wayne Manor. ...
The Jetfoil Toppi is a ferry which connects Yakushima, Tanegashima Island and Kagoshima port in Japan A hydrofoil is a boat with wing-like foils mounted on struts below the hull. ...
A submersible is a type of underwater vessel with limited mobility, intended to remain in one place during use. ...
Hydrofoil To submerge, the Batboat's foils retract to reduce parasitic drag. Its aluminum propellers are drivin by sealed AH electrolyte batteries. An ampere-hour (abbreviated as A·h) is a unit of electrical charge. ...
Bat-Submersible Environment systems include CO2-scrubbers and air-conditioning units in the Bat-Submersible's stern. Oxygen tanks provide up to six hours of breathable air. There are also emergency tanks that allow an added tweleve hours of life-support. The life-support includes oxygen/helium mixes for deep-water submersion. Carbon dioxide is an atmospheric gas comprised of one carbon and two oxygen atoms. ...
Cockpit The Batboat displays include state-of-the-art navigation and communication links, an accent-rate alarm, a dive-time clock, and a safe-ceiling depth meter.
Offensive Weapons Batboat armaments include a pneumatic harpoon with a high-tensile titanium cable, a launching grapnel that doubles as an anchor, variable-setting depth changes, and a small supply of active-homing torpedoes with heat/motion/vibration target-acquisition. The bayonet, still used in war as both knife and spearpoint. ...
Whaling harpoon A harpoon is a long spear-like instrument used in fishing to catch fish or other large aquatic animals such as whales. ...
General Name, Symbol, Number titanium, Ti, 22 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 4, 4, d Appearance silvery metallic Atomic mass 47. ...
A modern torpedo, historically called a locomotive torpedo, is a self-propelled projectile that (after being launched above or below the water surface) operates underwater and is designed to detonate on contact or in proximity to a target. ...
Television and film The first appearance of the Batboat was in the 1966 film Batman: The Movie. It was subsequently used in the 1960s Batman television series. It was created by Glastron Industries. // Events Top grossing films North America Thunderball Dr. Zhivago Whos Afraid of Virginia Woolf? That Darn Cat! The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming Academy Awards Best Picture: A Man for All Seasons - Highland, Columbia Best Actor: Paul Scofield - A Man for All Seasons Best Actress: Elizabeth Taylor...
Batman is a 1966 film spin-off of the popular Batman television series, and was the first full-length theatrical adaptation of the DC Comics character. ...
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Batman was the title of an exceptionally popular 1960s TV series based on the comic-book character Batman that aired on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) for 2 1/2 seasons from 12 January, 1966 to 14 March, 1968. ...
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A darker version was used in Batman Returns as The Bat Skiboat. Batman Returns is a 1992 motion picture based on the Batman character created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger. ...
Design Mel Whitley and Robert Hammond designed the Batboat from a Glastron V-174. They added a red flashing beacon, glowing eyes, batzooka hatches, seats for both Batman and Robin at the front of the boat, twin wind screens, a center console, an outdrive jet cover, and an aft to deck cover with a glowing Bat-Signal on the tail fin. Although the boat was powered by a Merc Cruiser Chevrolet V-6 and Attwood Corporation manufactured the hardwire, a water squirter and a jet nozzle were added to make the Batboat look like it was nuclear-powered. It took 31 days to build. Red is any of a number of similar colors at the lowest frequencies of light discernible by the human eye. ...
A classic image of Batman and Robin reinterpreted by painter Alex Ross. ...
The Bat-Signal in Jim Lees cover art from Batman #608. ...
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Post production Eventually, a replica was built of the Batboat. When the Batman television show was cancelled, Glastron used the two Batboats for promotions on tours. After much touring, the boats were sold. One boat went to a Glastron dealer who was a Shriner. He used it in various Shriner parades. This Batboat was then moved to the Car Stars museum in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Look up replica in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...
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Gatlinburg is a city in Sevier County, Tennessee, with a total population of 3,828, as of the 2000 U.S. census. ...
Official language(s) English Capital Nashville Largest city Memphis Area Ranked 36th - Total 42,169 sq mi (109,247 km²) - Width 120 miles (195 km) - Length 440 miles (710 km) - % water 2. ...
The Batskiboat as seen in Batman Returns.[3] Batman Returns is a 1992 motion picture based on the Batman character created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger. ...
| The Batboat as seen in Batman Forever.[4] Batman Forever (1995) is the third of the Batman movies which began with Tim Burtons 1989 version of the character, although it is a major departure from previous entries in the franchise, with the dramatic changes to such things as the cast, design and Danny Elfmans theme, which...
| The Batsub as seen in Batman Forever.[5] Batman Forever (1995) is the third of the Batman movies which began with Tim Burtons 1989 version of the character, although it is a major departure from previous entries in the franchise, with the dramatic changes to such things as the cast, design and Danny Elfmans theme, which...
| The Mattel produced Batboat inspired by The Batman. Mattel Inc. ...
The Batman is an American animated television series produced by Warner Bros. ...
| The Batboat inspired by Batman Begins. Batman Begins is a 2005 Academy Award-nominated superhero film based on the Batman character created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger, directed by Christopher Nolan and written by Nolan and David S. Goyer. ...
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References - ^ The Batboat, which was used in the BATMAN movie and a few episodes of the TV show was made by Glastron. The company put a fiberglass cover on and made the front look like the Batmobile. The lights on the front resemble the eyes of a bat and the fin is the tail. The windows were added to be like the Batmobiles as well. Currently the Batboat can be in the Guinness Worlds Records Musuem in Gatlinburg TN.
- ^ TEC 110 (4/46): In London, Batman and Robin use their first Bat-Boat and defeat Professor Moriarty, an English criminal who models himself on the infamous foe of Sherlock Holmes.
- ^ The Batskiboat is used by Batman for the investigation of the duct system under Gotham. It is a single-seater and is equipped with torpedo launchers and a radar, which can be used by Batman to control each area of Gotham City.
- ^ The Batboat is propelled by a jet turbine. In emergencies an ejection seat can be activated. Whether the Batboat is equipped with weapons, is unknown. The Batboat was another vehicle designed by Ling with Tim Flattery's assistance. "We took the Batmobile and incorporated elements of it into the Batboat, and then got a marine expert to make sure that we designed a hull that was seaworthy," explains Flattery.
- ^ In order to penetrate into deeper waters, the Batwing's front chamber can isolate. This mini submarine does not have any known armament technology but is equipped with a search headlight. It includes an ejection seat which, via an out-shoot, allows Batman to leave.
External links - The Unofficial Batboat Biography
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