Gallery: Drool Over the Workshop Manuals for 7 Classic Marvel Vehicles

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    blackbird

    __Blackbird__ Otherwise known as the "X-Jet," the Blackbird seats seven and can reach altitudes of up to 230,000 feet. Yes, you can see your house from up there. (Expand the gallery to widescreen for a larger view.)
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    glider

    __Goblin Glider__ The Green Goblin's favorite hoverboard—at least its 2013 incarnation—can reach 90 mph and carry enough fuel for six hours of flight. (Pumpkin bombs not included.)
  • H.A.M.M.E.R. Helicarrier Norman Osborne dismantling S.H.I.E.L.D. might not have been the best thing for everyone but...
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    helicarrier

    __H.A.M.M.E.R. Helicarrier__ Norman Osborne dismantling S.H.I.E.L.D. might not have been the best thing for everyone, but it gave rise to what might be the best airborne heavy-assualt vehicle on the planet.
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    leapfrog

    __Leapfrog__ The parents of Chase Stein (aka Talkback) originally built this as a bathysphere, but The Runaways repurposed it as a superpowered jumping conveyance. It can even jump through time if you connect its overdrive through its control panel.
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    quinjet

    __Quinjet__ The Black Panther's greatest design achievement, the Quinjet has ferried many an Avenger over the decades. Even though Tony Stark later created an interstellar offshoot, the classic is still our favorite.
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    06

    shield-car

    __S.H.I.E.L.D. Flying Car__ Stark Industries has created a lot of gadgets, but a missile-laden, sound-barrier-breaking flying car is up there with the best of ’em.
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    07

    shield-heli

    __S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier__ You know it, you love it, you probably never mistook it for a hybrid: it's Nick Fury's pride and joy (besides his shaved head), the Helicarrier!
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