Mind blown! Maverick, I flew with his old man. These shots and plane livery were originally made for the final flight. When Maverick is taxiing his F-14 on the aircraft carrier following the victory, Goose (long dead by this point), not Merlin, can be seen in the back seat. STANDS4 LLC, 2023. Starting 26:29. Maverick: So you're saying I should quit? Navy rules state on tactical jets, oxygen shall be worn from takeoff until landing, a rule broken throughout the movie. Iceman radios, ""Mav's in trouble. In 1965 Stockdale was CAG (Commander of the Air Group) aboard Oriskany. She tells him at that speed it's too fast. He tells Maverick that he has acquired enough points to graduate with his Top Gun class. There was no danger. When Maverick is on the flight deck of the carrier a T2 Buckeye jet trainer, painted orange and white, taxis by behind him. Viper : I was there. Maverick's tailhook retracts too quickly when he decides to rescue Cougar. At 12:51, Cougar, with PTSD, miraculously lands and somehow switches off his F-14. Charlotte "Charlie" Blackwood (inspired by civilian instructor, Top Gun Maverick Killing Off Iceman Betrays The Original Movie, Why Top Gun 2 Killing Off Maverick Would Be A Mistake, Top Gun 2 Has Already Forgotten The Original's Ending Meaning, Top Gun 2'S Original Movie Differences Show How Tom Cruise Has Changed, The New Mad Max Might Break A Decades Old Series Rule, Warner Bros Just Destroyed The Rings Of Power, 6 Reasons Welcome To Derry Is More Exciting Than It Chapter 3. As the F-14s turn, the wings are swept fully aft. After the final dogfight with the MiG-28s, the squadron commanding officer comes into the pilots' locker room with a lit stub of a cigar to inform Maverick that he can choose his next assignment. In the classroom, most of the textbooks on the desk have nothing to do with aviation, such as an astronomy book on Maverick's desk. He is impressed with his skills even after he broke away from LT Rick "Hollywood" Neven in training. All radar surveillance is done by E-2C 'Hawkeye' radar planes. Engine 1 is out." The padlock on Goose's locker is also unlocked. However,Top Gun's endingis significant as it sees Maverick finally realize his potential, not just as a pilot but as a man. Also, the catapult Maverick supposedly launched from is "stacked" with parked aircraft. You're a lot like he was. No F-4 squadrons ever deployed in Oriskany. Case I departure is when a fighter clears the catapult and a positive rate of climb is : Yet, Merlin fails to warn him. The 'RIOs as second-class citizens' vibe left the community with the F-4. I know. However, Top Gun neglects to answer a handful of burning questions. Before the Final Furball, Stinger states that the Exocet Anti Shipping Missile can be launched in excess of 100Nm. Viper Viper In the scene on the carrier after the last dogfight, Ice gets in Maverick's face and they discuss being each others wingman. At 13:58. Additionally, the approach controller made radio calls to both Maverick and Cougar, referring to both of them by their callsigns, which is something never done over the radio. Status : Top movies to watch after being shot by cupid. Either obey them or you are history. Air Boss Johnson vents his frustrations to Viper as Maverick and Goose wait outside. This is why you can never see the wings or vertical stabilizers in the background when they show the actors "flying" in this cockpit. He even visits Maverick in the hospital after LTJG Nick "Goose" Bradshaw's death and tells him the story about how many pilots were lost during the war. So you think I should quit? The hard deck on this hop will be 10,000 feet. Maverick In the opening, a full-screen explanation of the Top Gun program says it was created "to "insure" that pilots receive the training" etc. See 1:26:50. Naval aviators in reality do not wear cowboy hats at a flight briefing (at 26:54) or eat oranges on a flight line like Hollywood did at 55:31. : Fighters running training scenarios are unarmed, only using sensors that simulate missile lock-on and shoot-down and results are shown during the debrief. The radar signal can be backtracked to its source; it's like lighting a match or a flashlight in the dark. Viper When Maverick is cruising on his motorcycle right after arriving at Miramar, it is high noon. He then proceeded below the hard deck. Goose states, ""We're going ballistic, Mav. The film crew forgot to clean them off the pavement. He admires Maverick's confidence, even if he knows it needs to be harnessed and integrated with the other pilots. All yours. The canopy strike leading to Goose's death was, in fact, based around a real life incident, involving a test crew. Such weapons would not make the shot at a close range. In reality, those two sounds would be completely different so as to give the pilot no doubt as to what's going on (as evidenced when Maverick appears confused when he hears a "lock on" tone when Jester "kills" him while Maverick's chasing Viper). In subsequent shots, he's apparently been demoted back to lieutenant junior grade. Stockdale was shot down in 1965 and spent the rest of the war as a POW. Viper On run up to mil power and AB, it's a shore based launch. The bird cage at Charlie's place disappears from behind her when 'Dock of the Bay' starts playing. We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly. Maverick shoots a Sparrow missile in the rear quarter at short range, which wouldn't work because the AIM-7 Sparrow needs a lot of closure to guide. Duke Mitchell was a U.S. naval aviator who was killed-in-action during the Vietnam War. The hard deck for this hop was 10,000 feet. When Maverick is in the flat spin he is above a rocky, desert area, yet somehow crash lands in the ocean nowhere near any desert terrain. But could Maverick be the surrogate father to When he first meets Maverick he is not impressed about him being below the hard deck nor him buzzing the tower which got Air Boss Johnson upset. An aircraft carrier never turns on its own radar, nor do any of its escorting surface ships. The simple fact is you feel responsible for Goose and you have a confidence problem. Crazy Credits If you look closely to the left and rear of Charlie's car after she stops there is a set of skid marks already on the pavement from the first time they did this scene. Three, the amount of fuel the aircraft has remaining, in this example 1,100 pounds of gas remaining. When Maverick comes over and leans on it, Slider isn't shown. Maverick fires the same missile from the same wing station at least three times. Our flying services do this routinely; we have air-to-surface missiles that can backtrack a radar signal to its source and take out the radar set (and probably a number of members of the crew as well.) Viper Flies by the seat of his pants.' We were in the worst dogfight I ever dreamed of. I didn't say that. The aircraft was in an unrecoverable spin, and the crew initiated ejection. It is against federal law to wear unearned badges and insignia on a military installation. There would also be a Deputy Commander Air Wing, also a Captain, senior to Stinger. After going from a rebellious prodigy to a genuine hero, Maverick possesses both the talent and the experience to inspire young pilots, meaning that his career shift actually makes perfect sense. This is likely due to the necessity of two separate takes to complete the depicted aileron roll, as an F-14 would not have the airspeed to execute such a maneuver so soon after launch. He's your typical, no nonsense, high-ranking naval aviator. : As Goose was killed during the ejection, there is no explanation as to why his mask was undone in the water. Throwing Goose's dog tags into the ocean signifies that Maverick wants to move on with his life, and it's his way of letting go of the guilt he felt over his friend's death. First date between Charlie and Maverick, level of wine in bottle goes down then up and down then up and then some before the first drop is poured. Tom Cruise and Val Kilmer star as Maverick and Iceman - two rival pilots who must learn to co-operate instead of competing for the top spot. : Viper mentions that he flew F-4s with Maverick's father in VF-51, aboard the USS Oriskany. Naval Air Station (NAS) Miramar was actually in the Miramar neighborhood of the City of San Diego, CA. In the navy, indoors, the officer would not have been covered. Maverick again performs a fly-by with Iceman whose F-14 is shot up. Maverick and Iceman seem to change planes during the final fight scene. Completely unpredictable. Twice at 1:36:54 and 1:38:02, the missile shot turns from a AIM-7 Sparrow into a AIM-9 Sidewinder in flight. established and the fighter makes a clearing turn parallel base During the final dog fight, Iceman's F-14 is hit, resulting in him shutting down an engine. Jester and Viper read Maverick's report card which says, 'He's a wildcard. WebViper tells Maverick, "that's not something the State Department tells dependents when the battle occurred over the wrong line on some map," in reference to the death of Maverick's father. 104 and then moments later when they show Maverick in the "Ready 5" aircraft, he is shown in No. When the movie was made the AM-39 Exocet was the in service missile and is only capable of a range of approximately 38Nm. The F-14 crews were filmed in a discarded Navy cockpit that was not attached to the rest of the plane. WebViper played a huge role in helping Maverick overcome his failure Viper tells Maverick about how his father died a hero. : You took it AND BROKE A MAJOR RULE OF ENGAGEMENT. Though he takes a keen interest in the sci-fi, fantasy, and horror genres, Niall watches everything and anything, and his secret shame is consuming the many forgotten movies of questionable quality from the '90s and 00s. Maverick's watch shows the same in multiple scenes set at different times of day. Would love to see a Top Gun origin movie, either Duke Mitchell's tour in Vietnam or with a young Maverick going through pilot training and F-14 RAG in the late 70s-early 80s. There's also an exploration of personal growth and the difficulty of conforming (especially when it's against one's nature). While it is more common to wear a t-shirt under the flight suit, in the 1980's up until the early 2000's, crews did have the option to wear a golf shirt with their squadron colors under their flight suits. In reality, the Air Boss would have disciplined the LSO or in fact, Cougar would have crashed. The tailhook is only used when landing on a carrier, not on a land-based runway. Naval aviator His sunglasses are already on. Near the end, while launching aircraft for the final dogfight, Iceman takes off in No. Starting 39:26. Viper didn't get that far up the food chain without making a name for himself, and the implication is that he made that name during the Vietnam War, where he flew with Maverick's father. Stinger with the rank of Commander, appears to be in charge of everything throughout -- he asks the controller which pilots are on duty, instructs the Alert 5 aircraft to launch, ask for more pilots to join the dogfight. The gauge tapped however was the pilot's gauge, which obviously Merlin would not be able to reach. Starting, 1:23:08, Viper says Maverick's father was hit, he managed to save three planes before his father was killed. : Anybody with a name like Viper must be one bad dude. Let me ask you something. So I took it." Viper My options, sir. : In Hop 19, Maverick abandons his wingman Hollywood to pursue Viper. When the discussion starts Maverick takes off his sunglasses. At 10:06, Cougar suffering from PTSD ripped off his oxygen mask. 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