Powerglide (Transformers)
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Powerglide (Survolo in France, Jumbo in Italy) is a show-off. While most of his fellow Autobots are literally grounded by their abilities, he can take to the air, and he is exceedingly proud of that fact. He uses his ability to release brief bursts of great power to more than make up for his relatively slow flying speed. Consequently, his maneuverability is incredible. Whether putting on a show for his comrades or evading enemy fire, he delights in displaying his dazzling aerial virtuosity. Like any showman, Powerglide only demands one thing from his audience after one of his performances, their appreciation, and he'll accept it from friend and foe alike.
In vehicular mode, an A-10 Thunderbolt II Warthog airplane, Powerglide can reach a cruising speed of 500 miles per hour (mph). He can, for short periods, increase his power output dramatically and increase his speed to 3200 mph. His maneuverability is excellent; he can complete an aerial loop perpendicular to the ground with a radius of only 0.3 miles. He carries small concussion bombs and can shoot a short range high-temperature thermal beam from the tip of his nose module. He can also use the beam in robot mode.
The toy version of Powerglide was released by Hasbro from 1985 through 1986 as a mini-bot, placing him in the same general size category as Bumblebee, Beachcomber and Huffer.
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As a result of the great confidence he has in his flying ability, Powerglide often gets into more trouble than he can handle with enemy jets, i.e. Thrust, Dirge, and Ramjet. He has relatively little strength in robot mode.Marvel Comics
Beachcomber, Blaster, Cosmos, Perceptor, Powerglide, Seaspray and Warpath were part of an Autobot team on Cybertron in the Earth year 1986. They battled the Decepticons lead by Straxus over the Space Bridge and the Autobots were stranded on Earth (Transformers #18).They were then captured by Circuit Breaker and her Rapid Anti-Robot Attack Team, taken to her lab and then dissected (Transformers #21-22).
Circuit Breaker then captured Autobots Air Raid, Fireflight, Silverbolt, Skids, Skydive and Slingshot. Using the parts from all the captured Autobots she created a giant Autobot with herself in control, striking a deal with them that if they would co-operate she would let them go. Circuit Breaker then used them to oppose the Decepticon Battlechargers Runabout and Runamuck who were attacking the Statue of Liberty. After defeating the Decepticons with Circuit Breaker the Autobots were released (Transformers #23).
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