| rdfs:comment | - Powerglide is an Ace of the air that has aerial abilities which rivals the Seekers.
- Powerglide is an Autobot from Transformers Animated. He resembles his G1 robot form. It is rumored that he transforms into a plane. ===Animated Cartoon=== Powerglide appeared in "This Is Why I Hate Machines". He was walking down a Cybertron city sidewalk.
- A show-off who is proud that he's one of the few Autobots that can fly. Delights in displaying his dazzling aerial virtuosity to friends or foes - he just wants their appreciation of his talent. This sometimes gets him into more trouble with enemy planes than he can handle. Cruises at 500 mph, and can increase output and speed to 3200 mph for short periods. Incredible maneuverability in the air. Carries small concussion bombs. Shoots thermal beams as plane and robot.
- Powerglide, unlike most Autobots, can fly under his own power, and it goes straight to his pointy head. Give him any excuse and awaa-aa-aay he goes, dashing off into the stratosphere at 500 mph -- but not in a straight line. No, Powerglide is an aerial acrobat, able to perform stunts other Transformer planes would never dream of. Barrel rolls, tail stands, death spirals, screaming 3200-mph powerdives: none of these are too tough for this Autobot barnstormer, and if he has an audience, be they friendly or enemy, he is guaranteed to put on the air show of their lives.
- The Powerglide is a two speed Automatic transmission designed by General Motors. It was available primarily on Chevrolet automobiles from 1950 through the early 1970s, although a few Pontiac models in the 1950s also used this automatic transmission. Corvair, using the basic design principles of Powerglide was optional in the rear-engined, air-cooled, horizontally-opposed six-cylinder Corvair compact, available for all years of its production (1960-69).
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| abstract | - Powerglide is an Ace of the air that has aerial abilities which rivals the Seekers.
- Powerglide is an Autobot from Transformers Animated. He resembles his G1 robot form. It is rumored that he transforms into a plane. ===Animated Cartoon=== Powerglide appeared in "This Is Why I Hate Machines". He was walking down a Cybertron city sidewalk.
- The Powerglide is a two speed Automatic transmission designed by General Motors. It was available primarily on Chevrolet automobiles from 1950 through the early 1970s, although a few Pontiac models in the 1950s also used this automatic transmission. When introduced on upper-level Chevrolet models in 1950, the Powerglide represented the first automatic transmission offered in a low-priced automobile; in contrast, Ford did not offer their automatic transmission until 1951, while Plymouth car buyers had to wait until 1954. The transmission was simple and very durable, which satisfied customers. By the mid-1950s, more than half of all new Chevrolets were sold with Powerglide. In 1962, GM started building Powerglides in aluminum (primarily for use in the new model Chevy II, which required a light weight transmission for the compact body) and discontinued the cast iron Powerglides in 1963. A heavy duty version of Aluminum Powerglide was offered for 409 V8 equipped passenger cars, and Chevy light trucks using a 1.76:1 reduction planetary gearset, instead of the usual 1.82:1. With a 3.31 axle, Car and Driver magazine discovered an upshift speed of 76 mph to direct with the 409-4bbl 340 hp engine in a contemporary road test. Most, if not all, of the V8/Powergide transmissions came with the 1.76 gearset. From 1957 to 1961, Chevrolet also produced the Turboglide automatic transmission, a three-speed automatic whose design was similar to that of updated versions of Buick's Dynaflow. The Turboglide, only offered with V8 engines, was more expensive (by about $50) than the Powerglide and did not have wide acceptance, in part due to failures in 1957-'58 models, which were addressed by a significantly upgraded version for 1959. Corvair, using the basic design principles of Powerglide was optional in the rear-engined, air-cooled, horizontally-opposed six-cylinder Corvair compact, available for all years of its production (1960-69). Powerglide continued to serve as Chevrolet's main automatic transmission through the 1960s, when a new three-speed automatic transmission called Turbo-hydramatic 400 (1965 introduction) began to be phased in (the Turbo-hydramatic 400s were introduced in Buicks and Cadillacs a year before). Usually, Powerglides were coupled behind small-block Chevrolet V8s and their third-generation inline sixes. By the late 1960s, demand for two-speed automatic transmissions was dwindling as buyers were demanding three-speed units (Ford, Chrysler and American Motors had already switched entirely to three-speed automatics by this time). In 1969, the three-speed Turbo Hydramatic 350 was introduced as a light-duty companion to the Turbo Hydramatic 400, and made available on virtually all Chevrolet cars and trucks with six-cylinder or small and medium sized V8 engines, as well as intermediate sized cars of other GM divisions. The Powerglide lingered on as a low-cost automatic transmission option primarily for six-cylinder Chevrolet Novas and four-cylinder Chevrolet Vegas until it was phased out after the 1973 model year. Although it is a very old design Powerglide still has a strong following in drag racing due to its strength and simplicity. Powerglides are also popular in mud racing and monster truck racing.
- A show-off who is proud that he's one of the few Autobots that can fly. Delights in displaying his dazzling aerial virtuosity to friends or foes - he just wants their appreciation of his talent. This sometimes gets him into more trouble with enemy planes than he can handle. Cruises at 500 mph, and can increase output and speed to 3200 mph for short periods. Incredible maneuverability in the air. Carries small concussion bombs. Shoots thermal beams as plane and robot.
- Powerglide, unlike most Autobots, can fly under his own power, and it goes straight to his pointy head. Give him any excuse and awaa-aa-aay he goes, dashing off into the stratosphere at 500 mph -- but not in a straight line. No, Powerglide is an aerial acrobat, able to perform stunts other Transformer planes would never dream of. Barrel rolls, tail stands, death spirals, screaming 3200-mph powerdives: none of these are too tough for this Autobot barnstormer, and if he has an audience, be they friendly or enemy, he is guaranteed to put on the air show of their lives. Yet this seeming frivolity has saved his life countless times in combat. Powerglide is lightly armed with small concussion bombs and a nose-mounted thermal beam, and the former is practically useless in the air. Furthermore, his speed and power, impressive as they are, are vastly outclassed by most aerial Decepticons. Like the flying aces of World War I, Powerglide resorts to dogfighting maneuvers, using his flying skills to confuse and evade the enemy. This tactic works very well. In fact, Powerglide's skill only aggravates his greatest weakness. He is good, and he knows it, and he misses no chance to show it. If this means he will seek out ever tougher foes to prove his mettle -- then he'll do that, even if it kills him. Some day, it might. “And awaa-aa-aay we go!” — Powerglide, pretty much all the time
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