| FAB 1 (1960s) | |
|---|---|
_of_Lady_Penelope,_Thunderbirds_Exhibition_in_Miraikan,_Tokyo,_2013.jpg) Scale model at a Tokyo Thunderbirds exhibition | |
| First appearance | "Trapped in the Sky" (30 September 1965) |
| General characteristics | |
| Armaments | Machine guns and laser guns Harpoon launchers Smoke screen canister Oil slick dispenser Tyre slashers |
| Defences | Bulletproof construction |
| Maximum speed | Over 200 miles per hour (320 km/h)[2][3] On water: 50 knots (58 mph; 93 km/h)[2] |
| Propulsion | Rolls-Royce gas turbine On water: Vortex aquajet |
| Power | Conventional fuel sources, boosted by solid oxide fuel cells[1] |
| Mass | 3 tons[2] |
| Length | 21 feet (6.4 m)[2][3] |
| Width | 8 feet (2.4 m)[2] |
FAB 1 is a pink, six-wheeled car seen in the 1960s British science-fiction television series Thunderbirds,[4][5] its three film adaptations and its remake, Thunderbirds Are Go.
- ^ Denham, Sam (2015) [2012]. Thunderbirds 50th Anniversary Edition Agents' Technical Manual. Yeovil, Somerset: Haynes Publishing. pp. 120–121. ISBN 978-0-85733-823-5.
- ^ a b c d e Bleathman, Graham (2000). Thunderbirds FAB Cross-Sections. London, UK: Carlton Books. pp. 22–23. ISBN 978-1-84222-091-7.
- ^ a b Bentley, p. 50.
- ^ Thunderbirds (1965–66), Century 21 Television/ITC – various episodes.
- ^ FAB 1 (Lady Penelope's Rolls Royce): Century 21 Tech Talk. 13 April 2019 – via YouTube.