the Air Commandos Gliders

The Air Commandos Glider is a simple, basic glider that was adopted by the Joe team for use in missions where air support is required, but powered vehicles are simply not available - or not an option. Of course, this glider can also be utilized for emergency air insertions or other missions where stealth is key. The Air Commandos Glider is equipped with the following vehicular capabilities and special features:

As you can see from these vehicle ratings, the Air Commandos Glider can be used to soar at about ninety miles per hour, though this is rarely along a horizontal path. This is because, like all gliders, the Air Commandos Glider loses three stories of altitude for each six areas traveled forward. Of course, by passing a Control FEAT, the wielder of the glider can maintain (or gain) altitude by using thermals.

The glider itself is a long, wide affair, covered in one of three patterns - green and blue camouflage, black and green camouflage, or red, white and blue, depending on its pilot. Also, like its Cobra counterparts, the Air Commandos glider is equipped with two rapid-fire, 30mm cannons in the control rig that can be fired to inflict Excellent (20) Shooting damage per deadly burst - but have only a few turns worth of ammunition.

Furthermore, the glider's harness is constructed so that the pilot can fly it one handed, and fire a personal weapon with his other hand; this gives a -1 CS penalty to Control FEATs, however. Usually, the highly trained pilots of these attack gliders don't bother to attempt this maneuver until they've expended the ammunition contained within the glider's inherent weapons, in that it's easier to attack a foe with those first.

Extra Goodies:

Gi Joe directories featuring a version of the Air Commandos Glider: