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Batwing
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The Batplane, Batwing, Batjet or Batgyro is the fictional aircraft for the DC Comics superhero Batman. The vehicle was introduced in "Batman Versus The Vampire, I", published in Detective Comics #31 in 1939, a story which saw Batman travel to continental Europe. In this issue it was referred to as the "Batgyro", and according to Les Daniels was "apparently inspired by Igor Sikorsky's first successful helicopter flight" of the same year. Initially based upon either an autogyro or helicopter, with a rotor, the Batgyro featured a bat motif at the front. The writers gave the Batgyro the ability to

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Its subject is documented across 10 Wikipedia language editions.

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Batman & the Batwing (Batplane - circa 2018).png
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Batman and his Batwing (Batplane) as they appeared on the variant cover of Detective Comics #989 (September 2018). Art by Mark Brooks.
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DC Comics
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Detective Comics #31
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1939
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BatmanRobin
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Batman
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Batplane

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