In NATO brevity code, the term "break" is a directive to execute a maximum-performance turn in the indicated direction. Cougar transmits: "This bogey's all over me. What's on your mind? Maverick : How come I never heard that before? WebViper played a huge role in helping Maverick overcome his failure Viper tells Maverick about how his father died a hero. | He then proceeded below the hard deck. Near the beginning in the bar, Goose says he'd be happy just to have a woman talk dirty to him. Now I'm not gonna sit here and blow sunshine up your ass, Lieutenant. : The aircraft was in an unrecoverable spin, and the crew initiated ejection. Jester Yeah, your old man did it right. I was there. I'll fly with you. Appearance The first, is the Antarctica Service Medal, which, while authorized for all branches of service, is typically only awarded to USAF transport crews who Antarctica support airlift missions. You took it AND BROKE A MAJOR RULE OF ENGAGEMENT. 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 vertical speed indicator shows Cougar's F-14 descending at 6,000 feet per minute, which would be an aggressive dive. At the end, the rescue helicopter arrives on the aircraft carrier just moments after the jets with Hollywood - meaning the rescue copter got to the scene, made the rescue and came back in the same amount of time as the jets which were already there - impossible. If Maverick and Goose flew their planes as close in reality as seen on the screen with one upside down above the other they would have crashed. The interior is usually freezing to protect the electronics thus he would not sweat. 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. Given Cougar status, the Landing Signal Operator (LSO) should have waved him off yet that does not occur. Hair color Maverick's tailhook retracts too quickly when he decides to rescue Cougar. Do you think your name will be on that plaque? JavaScript seems to be disabled in your browser. Viper's up here, great oh shit Maverick The tailhook is only used when landing on a carrier, not on a land-based runway. A fighter jet traveling at close to the speed of sound would not fall straight down when struck, it would continue on its previous course and then begin to fall downward. Completely unpredictable. He admires Maverick's confidence, even if he knows it needs to be harnessed and integrated with the other pilots. Lastly, Viper also wears a Vietnam Presidential Unit Citation. Instead, they could have ordered Maverick to refuel from an airborne tanker like the KA-6D which would be always airborne for approaching aircraft. In reality, the Martin Baker GRU-7A ejection seat, along will all modern ejection seats, has an additional ejection handle located between the pilot's legs for exactly this situation, so the pilot can eject no matter how he is positioned in the seat. Yeah, he did it right Is that why you fly the way you do? Viper 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. When turning in his wings at the beginning of the film, Cougar talks about 'almost orphaning' his new baby daughter. The 3 o'clock direction is to the right; 9 o'clock would be the left. When Maverick is singing in the bar his badge reads PETER MITCHELL. These senior officers would make such orders not just Stinger. In the very opening scene when the planes are landing on the carrier with the song 'Danger Zone' playing in the background you see an F-14 Tomcat with a red & white wing and the # on that jet is 515. One of the film's last shots shows Maverick throwing Goose's dog tags into the ocean - which, to some, might seem an odd way to honor a fallen friend. Maverick: He was my R.I.O., my responsibility. Viper then reveals then-classified details surrounding Duke's plane being shot down and that Viper witnessed Duke's heroic actions before Duke's F-4 Phantom II was shot down. WebViper: Goose is dead. Additionally, the radar apparatus of the F14 is located in the nose of the aircraft, and therefore only scans in a 60 degree arc, not the 360 degree sweep shown, which would pose a radiation hazard to the crew sitting only a few feet behind it. This was only awarded to Americans for Humanitarian actions, a job not performed by carrier-based fighter pilots. Navy rules state on tactical jets, oxygen shall be worn from takeoff until landing, a rule broken throughout the movie. That's our job. While this is technically correct, it is only correct because the State Department is in no way involved in the process of informing military dependents on the deaths of service members, that is the responsibility of the Defense Department. Time jumped by at least an hour just to get that silhouette indoor shot. Niall can be found on Twitter @lordofthegray. Maverick: My options, Sir. His exact words are the same that Viper shared with him 36 years earlier when Goose was lost. First you've acquired enough points to show up tomorrow and graduate with your Top Gun class, or you can quit. During the recovery of Goose and Maverick, you can see the safety cable attached to Tom Cruise. At their residence, Goose remarks that Maverick wouldn't be allowed into the US Navy Academy due to his father's name. The Exocet missile is large enough to be visible if it were carried. Mike Metcalf The F-14 is capable of locking on to up to six targets over thirty miles away and firing on all six targets simultaneously. In the opening scene when all planes take off, it is sunrise. He stayed in it, saved three planes before he bought it. During the final sequence of the volleyball scene, stunt doubles are playing in place of Goose, Iceman, and Slider. Flies by the seat of his pants. 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. The F-14 crews were filmed in a discarded Navy cockpit that was not attached to the rest of the plane. Release Dates See at 35:52. Thats pretty arrogant considering the company youre in, Viper tells Maverick. Straight See: 46:40. Here's whatTop Gun's ending really means. I don't know, I just don't know. However, when Maverick reaches him, Goose is face-down in the water. Up there, we gotta push it. At that altitude, such a configuration would not assist the turn. When Maverick is riding his motorcycle alongside the runway, after the F-14 takes off and turns to the left the shot changes and shows Maverick riding past lighting standards heading toward the runway as indicated by the strobe lights. Although the F-5 depicts the fictional Mig-28, it is shown firing a rotary cannon that is only visible in the close up shots with an obscure background. They fly through the terrain,and at one point Goose even says "Watch the mountain!" There'll be no disgrace. : Interestingly, these latter two feed almost directly intoTop Gun's pro-military ideology, causing many to believe the film to be little more than propaganda. When Charlie and Maverick finally kiss, it is bright sunny out, early evening. The peanut disappears and reappears between shots. Mavericks belief that there was no way his father made a mistake during the combat mission that took his life as most around the Navy believed is confirmed Viper has a high opinion of Mavericks father and also of Maverick. He shares some classified information with the young recruit, telling Maverick that his father died a hero. | : Trivia 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. During the first briefing, Chipper is smoking a cigarette. Viper : Simple. During the flat spin sequence, Maverick tells Goose to perform the ejection because he is pinned down by the force of the spin and "can't reach the ejection handle". Viper. 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 subsequent shots, he's apparently been demoted back to lieutenant junior grade. Second it is a violation of Case I departure procedures. Too Gun was released in 1986, which would make Maverick 33 in that movie. Now I'm not gonna sit here and blow sunshine up your ass, Lieutenant. An aircraft carrier never turns on its own radar, nor do any of its escorting surface ships. The enemy Mig 28/F-5E Tiger II aircraft seen at at the end of the movie are supposed to be carrying Exocet anti-ship missiles. [pauses] 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. Of all the photos the set designers could have chosen for this scene, it seems strange they would choose one of an "enemy" aircraft. I don't know, I just don't know. However, Top Gun neglects to answer a handful of burning questions. All yours. 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. The second strafing must have restarted the turned off engine. At 13:58. Top Gun As a fan of Erotica where my mind can It is more likely that they have the F-5 type revolver cannon without multiple revolving barrels. On hop 31, the planes clearly take off early in the morning, but once they're off the ground, it's high noon. The shot of the inverted F-14 cockpit (close to the cockpit of the MiG-28) is flipped (lettering is reversed). During Charlie's first briefing, Chipper's sunglasses alternate between being on and off. In reality. 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