Thunderbird One

Thunderbird 1

Here are the Canon Foundry facts about Thunderbird One, all taken from the International Rescue Thunderbirds Agents’ Technical Manual written by Sam Denham (2012):

Dimensions

Length: 115 feet

Wingspan: 80 feet

Diameter: 12 feet

Weight: 140 tons

Performance

Max Speed: 15,000 mph

Max Altitude: 150,000 feet

Range: Unlimited

Power

Power source: Atomic fusion reactor

Engines

4 variable-cycle gas turbine engines
4 booster rockets
1 variable-mode engine operating as a high-performance sustainer rocket for launch or boost as a variable-cycle gas turbine engine in flight
1 vertical take-off variable-mode engine operating as a rocket or variable-cycle gas turbine hover jet

Other Information

Combination of a standard rocket-ship and swing-wing fighter plane
Top-secret new technology was developed by Brains to prevent stratospheric disintegration. This is called HALO (High Altitude Operating) system incorporation MIDAS (Molecular Interspatial Disturbance Anti-detection Shroud). This provides a distortional force field which acts as a protective barrier against external air pressure and is an effective radar-jamming cloak.
Gimbal-mounted pilot’s seat is in the nose-cone section
Forward-mounted display screen provides inflight visual information
Observation ports on either side of the cabin can be shielded (closed) or unshielded (open)
Can land horizontally on any terrain with optional wheel or skid-mounted undercarriage
Can hold station in mid-air with the use of a hover-jet positioning system
Craft is equipped with a mobile inspection camera, sonar sounding equipment, a winch system, high-velocity spears, a magnetic grapple and a retractable destructor cannon (“Retracted International Engineering Ltd TBM6 20mm swivel machine cannon”).
A variety of field equipment, medical supplies and protective clothing is stored in control cabin lockers.
A storage bay in the rear fuselage houses a mobile control unit and a personal hover-jet
Fitted with two automatic camera detectors and a digital- and magnetic-wiping beam
There are bucket seats available beneath the pilot’s chair for additional passengers as required (appear to be two in the drawing on p. 45)
The pilot exit hatch is directly beneath the pilot’s chair on the underside of the craft if she is horizontal (p. 45 drawing)
The pilot climbs up to the exit hatch, and down from the exit hatch, via a ladder that retracts/lengthens when deployed.
There is a passenger cabin directly behind the cockpit bulkhead. It appears to only hold one passenger.
Passengers have a separate access ladder that functions the same as the pilot’s, but leads directly to the passenger cabin.
There is a bulkhead screen that moves around the center section of bulkhead, and also a passenger seat microphone, to allow for communication between pilot and passenger.
Red nose cone is heat-resistant and Cahelium-bonded

Information from the Thunderbirds Information Sheet:

Colour – Grey with blue and red markings
Length – 115 feet
Speed – 15,000 miles per hour
Pilot – Scott Tracy