THUNDERBIRDS books
Licensed novels based on the series by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson
Thunderbird 1
Type: Rocket-reconnaissance aircraft
Top speed: 17,500 mph
Cruising speed: 15,000 mph
Height: 115 feet
Weight: 140 tons
Wingspan: 80 feet
Highest Altitude: 150,000 feet
Top speed: 17,500 mph
Cruising speed: 15,000 mph
Height: 115 feet
Weight: 140 tons
Wingspan: 80 feet
Highest Altitude: 150,000 feet
Thunderbird 2
Type: heavy equipment transport vehicle
Height: 60 feet
Length: 250 feet
Weight: 406 tons (excluding payload)
Pod weight: Up to 100 tons
Wingspan: 180 feet
Highest Altitude: 150,000 feet
Top speed: 12,000 mph
Height: 60 feet
Length: 250 feet
Weight: 406 tons (excluding payload)
Pod weight: Up to 100 tons
Wingspan: 180 feet
Highest Altitude: 150,000 feet
Top speed: 12,000 mph
Thunderbird 3
Type: space rocket
Height: 287 feet
Width: 23 feet (main body); 80 feet (rockets)
Weight: 562 tons (excluding payload)
Launch Thrust: 4.5 million pounds
Acceleration: 1-6 Gs
Height: 287 feet
Width: 23 feet (main body); 80 feet (rockets)
Weight: 562 tons (excluding payload)
Launch Thrust: 4.5 million pounds
Acceleration: 1-6 Gs
Thunderbird 4
Type: submarine
Length: 30 feet
Width: 11 feet
Weight: 16 tons (excluding payload)
Surface Speed: 40 knots
Underwater Speed: 160 knots
Emergency Launch Speed: 30 knots
Length: 30 feet
Width: 11 feet
Weight: 16 tons (excluding payload)
Surface Speed: 40 knots
Underwater Speed: 160 knots
Emergency Launch Speed: 30 knots
Thunderbird 5
Type: space satellite
Length: 400 feet
Height: 272 feet
Weight: 976 tons
Diameter: 296 feet
Reception: Any signal within 100 million miles
Orbit: geostationary above Tracy Island (22400 miles above Earth)
Length: 400 feet
Height: 272 feet
Weight: 976 tons
Diameter: 296 feet
Reception: Any signal within 100 million miles
Orbit: geostationary above Tracy Island (22400 miles above Earth)