Turbokat

The fastest jet to ever grace the skies over Megakat City, the Turbokat is the primary vehicle of the Swat Kats and much beloved by both of them, T-Bone moreso than Razor. There have actually been three Turbokats throughout the Swat Kats' careers. The first was built from scratch by T-Bone and Razor shortly after they were kicked out of the Enforcers, and remained in constant use until it crashed and was damaged beyond repair during a battle with Madkat.

As thanks for saving him, Deputy Mayor Briggs, Commander Feral and David Litterbin from Madkat's clutches, Mayor Manx raised taxes to fund the construction of a new Turbokat for the Swat Kats. This Turbokat didn't last long at all, as it was sacrificed in the Swat Kats' second battle with the Invincible Alliance of Evil: Flown by remote, it was destroyed by a barrage of missiles so that T-Bone and Razor could fool Dark Kat into believing he'd killed them, allowing them to get the drop on the Alliance.

Once again, Mayor Manx raised taxes to ensure that the city could build a new Turbokat for the Swat Kats, although he initially refused to do so a second time; it took some prodding from the Deputy Mayor to persuade him. This third Turbokat was subsequently used by the Swat Kats first against Doctor Viper when he flooded Megakat City with Katalyst X-63, was given a variety of new features in time for the vigilantes to battle Mutilor (including the Speed of Heat), and up to their final fight to date, against Zed.

The Turbokat had a top speed of Mach 8 where it was able to achieve 4500 mph with a range of 1000 miles where it was noted as an incredible flying machine.

Its armaments included a full range of specialized missiles such as:

• Spider Missile : these were missiles that maintained a line with the plane and once deployed they opened into a net designed to capture targets such as criminals or rescue people from danger.
• Octopus Missile : once deployed, the missile opened up into large metal arms designed to latch onto targets and pin them.
• Buzz Saw Missile : once launched, a spinning saw blade emerged designed to cut through targets.
• Mole Missile : after launch, the front end opened into a spinning blade that burrowed through rock to create tunnels for easy access.
• Groundhog Missile : these small missiles had a drilling top designed to dig short surfaces such as making new river channels.
• Turbo Blades : not missiles but actually razor sharp blades launched from the planes wings at targets.

In addition, the Turbokat was able to launch the Cyclotron missile that was not actually a weapon but rather an air-to-land high speed motor cycle designed for ground pursuit. It had a top speed of 200 mph and was loaded with its own arsenal of missiles. Another vehicle available to them was the Jet Ski missile that were sleds used for them to operate in aquatic conditions.

Ejector seats were installed into the plane allowing the pilots to depart should the craft be forced to crash. These seats actually contained their own rocket propelled jets allowing them continued mobility until the ejectors ran out of fuel. Should fuel end, the seats had parachutes to allow for a controlled descent and landing.

Alternate Timelines

The Dark Swat Kats had their own version of the Turbokat, which was much more angular in design than the "good" Turbokat, and also featured a large green skull mounted on the nose of the jet.