Airwolf: Season One: Disc One (1984)

Handling

Shadow of the Hawke aka Airwolf : The Movie The Firm, a covert C.I.A. cell, orders the construction of Airwolf (aka "The Lady"), an invincible high-tech, attack helicopter. But when its creator steals the chopper, ace combat pilot Stringfellow Hawke (Jan-Michael Vincent) and friend Dominic Santini (Ernest Borgnine) agree to recapture the airship - on the condition that The Firm's division chief, Michael Coldsmith-Briggs III (Alex Cord) - codename "Archangel" - helps them locate Hawke's MIA brother, St. John, in this thrilling, two-part series premiere. Daddy's Gone a Hunt'n Hawke goes undercover as an exchange pilot after The Firm learns someone in the Air Force is plotting to steal a tactical jet for the Soviets. But Hawke is soon torn between duty and friendship when he learns the traitor is a former Vietnam comrade hoping to rescue his son held captive by the Russians. Bite of the Jackal A rogue Firm agent - out to overthrow Archangel and seize Airwolf for himself - shoots down Dom's vintage copter and holds the pilot prisoner. Hawke and Archangel immediately race to save Santini, fully aware their damaged copter is flying into a deadly trap. Proof Through the Night Archangel asks Hawke and Santini to fly to Russia and extract a Soviet double agent who once saved his life. But when the spy refuses to leave without his family, the extra weight compels the pilots to strip "The Lady" of her weapons, forcing them to fly through Russian airspace unarmed. One Way Express Dominic's helicopter company, Santini Air, is hired by a film unit to perform a hazardous aerobatic stunt involving the theft of gold bullion. But after Archangel discovers the stunt is a cover for a real robbery masterminded by a notorious criminal, Hawke is assigned to pilot the copter and foil the plan.