With its front winglets and twin wheels at the back for extra stability at high speeds, the Stallion Raid Bike is Spectrum’s undisputed champion on land.

A Cheetah and a Stallion side by side. The massiveness of the Raid Bike is obvious.

While nearly as massive as a car, the Stallion is nonetheless easy to drive. For added maneuverability, the rear wheel pivots independently of the body and the seat ensures that the driver is in the most aerodynamic position.

The Stallion has another unique feature: it is the only terrestrial vehicle in the fleet that can launch directly from Skybase. When equipped with its detachable wings and pressurized canopy which protects the driver during launch,it can zip down the carrier’s runway. After driving off the end of the runway, it will freefall like a bullet, then deploy its wings in stages, enabling the bike to glide with its wings

Once airborne, the winglets can be used to help direct the Stallion toward the desired landing location. As the bike touches the ground, the canopy and wings automatically detach when the wheels touch the ground and move out of the way to be retrieved later. The momentum of the descent and the stability of the vehicle aids the driver not to lose an instant while in pursuit. The twin rear wheels put down a huge amount of traction and it blasts off down the road.

Top row: The Stallion is taken to the runway from the lift. The engine revves, taking speed for launching. Second row: The Stallion, seconds after launching from Skybase. Canopy and Wings detaching from the Raid Bike upon landing.

The Stallion is equipped with impressive armament: two front-mounted machine guns and two racks of super-light, heat-seeking missiles.

The Stallion's armament allegedly has enough power to make a hole in Fort Knox—and this is why it is equipped with a lockdown protocol that can be only disabled using biometric and voice identification.

(Sources: Materials from Granada Ventures Limited, Anderson Entertainment Ltd./GAP PLC©, Gerry Anderson's New Captain Scarlet Funfax, Spectrum Agents' Handbook, New Captain Scarlet's Magazine, New Captain Scarlet DVD set and other materials. Special thanks to Isabelle Saucier for text and additionnal pictures.)