Why Does A Character Who Can Fly Need An Invisible Plane?

"To carry my invisible luggage" 
That was Wonder Womans own explation during Greg Rucka's run on the series.
I'm pretty sure it was his way of poking fun at the very idea of the invisible plane.
 
I've always though it ws kind of a dumb idea. Never really made much sense to me. I was glad it when it never showed up after Crisis on Infinite Earths but lost a little of my faith in Byrne when he wrote it back in. 
 
So how about it kids? Can any one explain to me the point of the invisible plane?

..... to carry the invisible luggage. YOU ANSWERED YOURSELF, MAN!!

it's not a matter of need.
dude, if you had a invisible plane, which is pretty awesome,
wouldn't you fly it even if you didn't actually need to?
i would.

if somebody offered you an invisable plane when you could fly, would you say no ? 
 
i sure as hell wouldnt

...wasnt she originally unable to fly?
 
either way, flying is hard work. Why have a car when you can run? you ditch the keys to your car and hoof it, and WW.... will laugh hysterically at you from her jet for running to work. and you can see her too. 
....cuz the jets see-through.

at times an invisible plane could seem like a hassle but come on, its an invisible plane, if you could get one you would

" ...wasnt she originally unable to fly?  "

Originally Wonder Woman Woman  couldn't fly, much like Superman.

So she doesn't mess up her hair. 

Superman doesn't have an autopilot.
 
Say you don't want to use your own powers flying trans-continent all the time, and you don't want to be seen at the same time?  Clearly an invisible jet is the best answer.  How could a visible jet possibly fit those criteria?

"Superman doesn't have an autopilot.  Say you don't want to use your own powers flying trans-continent all the time, and you don't want to be seen at the same time?  Clearly an invisible jet is the best answer.  How could a visible jet possibly fit those criteria?"

" @Grim said:

" ...wasnt she originally unable to fly?  "

I believe so "

"Wasn't Wonder Woman unable to fly when she first came out? "

"...wasnt she originally unable to fly?  either way, flying is hard work. Why have a car when you can run? you ditch the keys to your car and hoof it, and WW.... will laugh hysterically at you from her jet for running to work. and you can see her too.  ....cuz the jets see-through. "

Clearly it's invisible so she doesn't get parking tickets when she leaves it parked in the road. Although I'm sure that leads to some odd traffic accidents.

" @Jack Hammer said:

"Wasn't Wonder Woman unable to fly when she first came out? "

she could not fly in the vol 1 Perez gave her the power to fly :) "

Why does someone that can run need a car?

" @Gylan Thomas: I think it's stupid she's not invisible while inside the plain! Other than that you question is pretty stupid. I can walk and run but I also ride a car..... it's faster.... more comfortable.... duh! "

" Why does someone that can run need a car? "

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" @Calvin said:

" @Gylan Thomas: I think it's stupid she's not invisible while inside the plain! Other than that you question is pretty stupid. I can walk and run but I also ride a car..... it's faster.... more comfortable.... duh! "

The way Superheroes fly is uncomfortable? Just hoverin' in the air like that? 
We've always been told she's pretty fast at flyin' allready. Is the stoopid plane faster?
 
@Green Skin said:

" Why does someone that can run need a car? "

We talkin' normal person or fictional superhero? I'm not sure if a superhero get's tired from flyin'. It's not as though they're swimmin' in the air. "

• Geoforce admitted that a 10 hour flight from USA to China was better in a plane rather than flying on his own. 
• Superman in JLA Confidential said that Wonder Woman's plane was a faster way to travel from Earth to Moon than his own flight speed.
  
• Wally West, The Flash said that even though he could be anywhere in a matter of seconds he preferred to flight in a plane for the company of his friends
  

" @Calvin: ehm she is invisible when she is on the plane! they draw her that way so you could see her you know what i mean "

" @Gylan Thomas said:

• Geoforce admitted that a 10 hour flight from USA to China was better in a plane rather than flying on his own. 
• Superman in JLA Confidential said that Wonder Woman's plane was a faster way to travel from Earth to Moon than his own flight speed.
  
• Wally West, The Flash said that even though he could be anywhere in a matter of seconds he preferred to flight in a plane for the company of his friends
  

 I guess it depends in your point of view... "

" @WW-Fan said:

" @Calvin: ehm she is invisible when she is on the plane! they draw her that way so you could see her you know what i mean "

Really? Are you sure about that? Why don't we ever see the interior of the plane? I should be visible on the outside an visible on the inside, no? 
 

 

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" @Gylan Thomas: Come on you didn't loved the invisible sink joke? Come on! "

" @Calvin said:

" @Gylan Thomas: Come on you didn't loved the invisible sink joke? Come on! "

Yeah. Big family guy fan. Saw an episode of south park that just ruined it though.  Pointed out how it used the clip jokes so much. Was never the same for me after that. Oddly enough the next season seemed to have reduced them. "

@Gylan Thomas:
Come now, that's an opinion, not a fact. I thaught the invisible plane was cool when she obliterated a demon's torso with it. Also, she does go places with people less powerful then her pretty often (She went to Hong Kong with Black Canary, who said the plane was much better then getting the "Fireman's Carry" across an ocean). And being invisible is just nifty.  Seriously, the government would spend billions of dollers and kill your family to get something like that. Hell, even our visible stealth bombers are a billion a piece.

" @WW-Fan said:

" @Calvin: ehm she is invisible when she is on the plane! they draw her that way so you could see her you know what i mean "

Really? Are you sure about that? Why don't we ever see the interior of the plane? I should be visible on the outside an visible on the inside, no? 
 

 

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" Why does someone that can run need a car? "

I think that if I had an invisible plane I would drive it, so why wouldn't she?

http://www.mediafire.com/view/38n6bhda988zen7/WHO_IS_WW-bonus_PDF.pdf

Here's the answer to put this lingering question among WW fans, once and for all!......

1- Invisibility

2- Cargo

3- The shelter factor

4- Useful onboard equipment

5- Its yet another helpful tool in her arsenal of peace, as proven in the climactic scenes of my script where she uses it to contain a nuclear bomb blast.

Allegoricallty speaking: Since the i-plane is an allegory of the protective invisibility that people (ie. women) sometimes need to survive in the brutal workplace, the in-story Invisible Plane still has protective qualities for WW whenever she needs it.

It's usefulness is nearly entirely dependent on if, and how fast, Diana can fly on her own.

If she is like the modern versions, she has no practical use for it, because:

• Under her own power she can cross the globe in a matter of seconds.
• She is one of the absolute strongest beings on the planet, so she can carry her own luggage with ease, almost regardless of nature and size.
• Being invisible only matters if it also soundless. Aside that it should be against Diana's character to be sneaking around and hiding from people. She's an Amazon after all, a warrior born, she'd meet any challenge head on and call it out if she has to. Not to mention, if it's radar she is planning on avoiding, then she should be safer without it, being far smaller and doesn't have an engine that can be tracked.

I believe they made a nod to Wonder Woman's invisible jet in Taylor Swift's Bad Blood video. The video also references Kill Bill, Black Widow, the 5th element, Hit-Girl etc

it gets cold flying in such skimpy attire. lawyered.

@gylan_thomas: Because why not?

I can run fast, but why wouldn't I want a car too?

Because you can't run as fast as your car.

Cuz it's awesome