I was on my course at wallop when Blue Thunder came out. We had a great time ripping it to pieces knowledgable gits that we were.
As far as I know (third hand info of course!) the whole nose section was made of plywood, could only carry the pilot and about 20mins of fuel (approx. 50-60Kgs) and was restricted to about 40-60Kts, so there goes your turbo boost!
Good mind numbing entertainment though, better than Airwolf methinks.