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. In the elevator, Charlie's ear alternates between being tucked under her cap and being untucked between shots. This is probably a different plane altogether, though - it isn't that hard to paint a number on the side of an airplane. He had the shot, and took it. However, when he is sat having lunch with her it is clearly much earlier in the day (indicative of it being lighter and the sun casting shorter shadows). That's because we're looking in a mirror. Jester, as an instructor at TOPGUN, makes evasive maneuver in the A-4 using an aileron roll - not exactly an effective move in terms of creating the sort of lateral displacement that might defeat an enemy's weapons solution. When Stinger says "The communication ship SS Layton has become disabled, and has wandered into foreign territory" the movement of his lips clearly doesn't match what he is saying. 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). The gauge tapped however was the pilot's gauge, which obviously Merlin would not be able to reach. He was a natural heroic son of a bitch that one. This, in addition to any ground targets within range of the appropriate weapons, had the F-14's been equipped with The AIM-7M Sparrow, for example, developed in 1982 which the F-14 carried, has an effective range of up to 31 miles. Tom Skerritt. The AIM-9 Sidewinder, also shown, which is still used to this day, is a short range air-to-air intercept missile that can be launched at targets up to 22 miles away. Then when Maverick leaves a short while later, it is once again late evening. The bogeys were like fireflies all over the sky line reminded of the coffin-corner SAM scene from Maverick. The altimeter reads 31,500 ft the first time, and *9,300 ft (the first number obscured) a second later. His fate is important, as it shows what Maverick could become if he allows fear and loss to affect him - something which comes into play more than once inTop Gun. When offered any assignment he chooses, Maverick tells Stinger that he's decided to become an instructor at TOPGUN. In all shots showing the "Tomcat" radar screen, you see the sweep bar rotating in a 360 degree arc. Viper: I was there. Maverick helps Cougar safely land his plane after disobeying orders to land his plane, and Cougar later turns in his wings, unwilling to go to his grave without actually meeting his own newborn child. However in the next shot, the contrails of the tails indicate a takeoff trajectory from the secondary angled runway. I had Commander Heatherly in my sights, he saw me move in for the kill. F-4s were too big to fly off her deck. Viper What if the F4 hes referring to were Corsairs? Only better and worse. | Cruise, who's now an action star, is reprising his aviator role for a sequel called " Top Gun: Maverick ." Status I had the shot. Maverick's declaration of "I'm not leaving my wingman" may seem odd to some viewers, as the wingman's job is to follow the lead pilot. He pressures Iceman to break off so he can take the shot, but Maverick flies through Iceman's jet wash, causing his fighter's engines to fail. In the stairwell, Iceman puts on a watch twice. You gotta let him go. He is reprimanded by the commanding officer, CMDR Mike "Viper" Metcalf. When reviewing the telemetry data, Charlie is wearing a gray skirt and a white polo shirt, but when she then chases after Maverick outside the building, she is wearing a black skirt and a white button-up shirt. Instead, they could have ordered Maverick to refuel from an airborne tanker like the KA-6D which would be always airborne for approaching aircraft. These shots and plane livery were originally made for the final flight. Yes, sir, replies Maverick. : One of the most infamous is the gay subtext inTop Gun,which forms an interesting (if unproven) deeper meaning behind Maverick's grief. He'd have a regular "intel" camera, and if he didn't get good photos of an airplane that nobody had ever been that close to before (as Goose says) then he would have failed in his part of the mission, big time. The story narrative tells us that Maverick's father, flying an F-4 off the USS Oriskany, vanishes/was shot down. Viper The next scene shows the same MIG in a descending flat spin, however it is clearly the right wing that is missing from the plane. In the very next shot, the sun is setting. Iceman and Slider wear patches and insignia from then Attack Squadron 25 (VA-25) now Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA-25) the "Fist of the Fleet." During some of the training hops, you can clearly see that Merlin, not Goose, is Maverick's RIO. Viper Naval Academy. You can see while filming this (rear mounted camera), the plane that does the roll comes from a low-level flyby over side of the carrier. Thus the seat is not armed and in any inverted maneuvers, seats would slide off ejection gun rails. Jester Duke Mitchell Alternate Versions Medal of Honor recipient James Stockdale commanded VF51 in 1964 flying off the USS Ticonderoga. Maverick's entire character arc is built around him becoming a better person by letting go of his ego, and later on, he must also let go of his guilt and fear in order to achieve his mission. During the graduation party, Viper calls Maverick, Iceman (and his RIO Slider), and Hollywood (and his RIO Wolfman) to deal with a crisis situation, in which the SS Layton had become disabled and lost in hostile territory. During the recovery of Goose and Maverick, you can see the safety cable attached to Tom Cruise. When Maverick destroys the first enemy fighter in the final battle, it plummets straight down. Yeah, I'm sure he's saying that. Viper: Simple. Viper : 10 men. 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. He then proceeded below the hard deck. When Maverick arrives at Top Gun, the subtitles read "Miramar, California". Every so often something comes along to challenge your expectations of what to expect from a particular form of entertainment. Maverick Maverick claims to have been in an "inverted" dive w/ the MiG-28. When Goose is playing "Great Balls of Fire" in the bar, the movement of his hands does not match the music. For Maverick it is just a matter of returning "home" (Stinger's presence shows it is the same squadron as in the first act of the movie) but it makes no sense that Iceman and the others would be reassigned during a brewing crisis. Viper Top Gun's naval flight school might not seem like the perfect place for a deep exploration of personal growth, but it does all hold a deeper meaning. Both Iceman and Slider are wearing the TOPGUN patch on their flightsuits as they watch the Maverick/Sundown "We could have had him" confrontation. When Cougar is in missile lock from the Mig, he calls in "Mustang this is ghost rider 117". One of Maverick's key decisions in Top Gun's climactic scenes regards Iceman, his former rival and new wingman following the death of Goose. Maverick : How come I never heard that before? Just as Spike Lee's Da 5 : The vehicle "Charlie" is driving was borrowed from her "older date" at the beginning of the movie hence the vehicle having a blue DOD decal. At 13:58. When Cougar reports to Stinger's office to turn in his wings, there is a photo of an F-5 (or T-38) in flight beside Stinger's desk. Now Viper knows what it takes to be an A-list fighter pilot, and he knows just which buttons to push, especially when it comes to Maverick. Jester Now hear me out. Goose shouts, ""Shit, we got a flameout. Viper tells Maverick that Duke Mitchell did nothing wrong. The largest, most active community of the TOPGUN franchise. Related:How The Vietnam War Led To Top Gun. Viper is a Vietnam War vet who flew a McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II along side Duke. Second it is a violation of Case I departure procedures. A bogey is an unidentified aircraft. There's also an exploration of personal growth and the difficulty of conforming (especially when it's against one's nature). This signal is given early in F-14 launch procedures, not right before launch. In the opening scene when all planes take off, it is sunrise. Top Gun Wiki is a FANDOM Movies Community. Why? So he did do it right. This is noticeable above and behind Maverick on the upper left side of the canopy. Maverick: He was my R.I.O., my responsibility. An aircraft carrier never turns on its own radar, nor do any of its escorting surface ships. | Intra-cockpit chatter from the F-14s would not be able to be heard on the air operations room. 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. There are no points for second place. As Goose was killed during the ejection, there is no explanation as to why his mask was undone in the water. At 1:37:48. | Before graduating Maverick wears the American flag on his right sleeve, however this is removed and the "Fighter Weapons school" patch has taken the flags original place. One would not find trainers (and presumably student pilots) on carriers operating in combat zones. However, at all times during this encounter, the MiG was flying straight and level. Viper Throughout the earlier stages ofTop Gun, Maverick believes that his father was killed in action due to his own inability to follow orders. Viper 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. On run up to mil power and AB, it's a shore based launch. He is impressed with his skills even after he broke away from LT Rick "Hollywood" Neven in training. If Mav can travel 150 miles in 30 seconds (300 miles a minute) that's 18,000 miles per hour. Viper: My squadron we lost 8 of 18 aircraft. Viper Connections Top Gun's more personal story about Maverick's growth and change speaks for itself, though, and has made it one of the most consistently popular '80s movies over the decades since. In reality, an AWACs such as an E-2C would be first guiding the F-14s towards their targets, allowing the F-14s to use passive intercept. Viper also tells Maverick he can succeed if he can regain his self-confidence. At the same time the altimeter, which shows he's at 31, 500 feet, is set to standby with the barometric pressure dialed to 28.32 when it should be at 29.92. There were bogeys like fireflies all over the sky. At the start where the F-14s encounter the Mig-28s and at the final dogfight, Stinger relies on one radar operator or air traffic controller to receive news. This move would not let him be in shooting position and it would have exposed his aircraft as a maximum target to the aggressor, neither being desirable. WebA Stock Phrase that strikes terror in the hearts of single parents and Parental Substitutes the world 'round. At the end of the discussion, others lift Maverick up in the air on their shoulders. What is not shown is the responsibilities of the RIO: 1) communications with others - pilot does not usually handle radios 2) maintain radar support as the intercept progressed 3) guides the pilot to the intercept. However, upon returning, Iceman elects to do a single engine high speed flyby with Maverick. Mike Metcalf I don't know, I just don't know. 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. The Exocet missile is large enough to be visible if it were carried. recovery course (BRC). Viper That's the way to get through the Navy pilots. Later, they suggest it's Maverick's turn at the challenge of hooking up, as though it was Goose's turn previously. In the final dogfight scene, when Iceman's plane is hit, they claim they are hit in the right engine; however, when they show the closeup of the bullet holes the "Rescue" point arrow is clearly visible. The last position of the encounter was at 150 miles. That would be unwise as at that high altitude, oxygen within the canopy would be low. Viper risked his own career to share this with Maverick, because he knew that Maverick needed to hear it. More:Top Gun 2'S Original Movie Differences Show How Tom Cruise Has Changed. You can count it. Viper: My squadron we lost 8 Charlie also objects to Maverick's tactics, but later admits to admiring his flying, omitting it from her reports to conceal her true feelings for Maverick. Is that clear? Maverick and Goose wear random patches on their flight suits which is incorrect in reality. Tell me one thing, if you had to go into battle would you want him with you? At the beginning, they made it clear that Top Gun is for the "best of the best". See 6:00. Viper Viper : Well, that's not something the State Department tells dependents when the battle occurred over the wrong line on some map. However, Mike "Viper" Metcalf (Tom Skerritt) knows that Maverick's father, Duke, was one of the best military aviators, and also that the general public doesn't know the specifics of his untimely death - which remains "Classified" information. Trying to prove something? This is now an emergency aircraft needing priority handling and landing ASAP. Conversation at 38:26. WebViper: Goose is dead. In the final engagement when Maverick says he is "supersonic," the next shot shows his F-14 with the wings in the extended position. 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