Trivia In the following scene where Maverick approaches Slider and tells him he stinks, Slider is now seated in the chair to the left of the one he was previously seated in. However, with the whole SS Layton crisis going on, and the hangar only having recently received news of Goose's passing, it isn't unlikely that it they would have put off cleaning out his locker. That's our job. At 13:58. Okay, knock it off, gentlemen. Pete Mitchell (son) Goose At 1:32:10, one F-14 launches in a aileron roll or a maneuver in which the airplane rotates 360 primarily about its longitudinal axis. I don't know, I just don't know. 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. 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. 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. Intra-cockpit chatter from the F-14s would not be able to be heard on the air operations room. There'll be no disgrace. Do I have permission to fire?" He does so by pushing the throttles forward which in fact, would increase speed. Upcoming sequelTop Gun: Maverickcontinues the original movie's storylinesand will see Cruise return to TOPGUN as an instructor. Up there, we gotta push it. Iceman radios "I need another 20 seconds then I've got him" yet he is flying extremely close to the bandit. Yeah, your old man did it right. That's the way to get through the Navy pilots. While talking to Maverick, Nick "Goose" Bradshaw indicates that because of the circumstances surrounding Duke's death in Vietnam, Maverick was denied admission to the U.S. Maverick was ordered to land and not coax Cougar. WebViper tells Maverick that Viper served with Duke while both were assigned with VF-51 aboard the USS Oriskany. Viper is impressed with Maverick's flying abilities, but Maverick is eventually shot down by Jester, who outflew Hollywood and then got the drop on Maverick while the former was distracted. Now I'm not gonna sit here and blow sunshine up your ass, Lieutenant. Goose is dead. When offered any assignment he chooses, Maverick tells Stinger that he's decided to become an instructor at TOPGUN. Affiliation United States Navy In the opening flight scene, Cougar & Merlin are in plane #114 and Maverick & Goose are in plane #203. What if the F4 hes referring to were Corsairs? Although a joking remark, Iceman would not deliberately have Maverick as his wingman. WebOlivia Singh. In the elevator scene, Charlie's hair is noticeably darker than in other scenes. The controller tells Stinger the aircraft by the naval aviator's call signs. Filming & Production He stayed in it, saved three planes before he bought it. When Maverick tosses Goose's dog tags overboard, you can clearly make out the name "Mike Metcalf" on one of the tags, which is Viper's real name, not Goose's, which would be Nick Bradshaw. Vital information It doesn't appear in any feeds, and anyone with a direct link to it will see a message like this one. While all Navy pilots must have NOMEX flight gloves with them, they are not required to (and in fact, do not always) wear them. | : [to Maverick] However, at this point they had not graduated yet. 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. This occurs at 12:51. Yes, sir. No pilot would ever violate the hard deck during training. His bike does neither because the bike he is riding is strapped on to a trailer. Given Cougar status, the Landing Signal Operator (LSO) should have waved him off yet that does not occur. Release Dates Flies by the seat of his pants.' Career information Tom Cruise played Maverick in "Top Gun." The 1st hop shows Maverick's F14 armed with AIM-9 Sidewinders. (1) Failure to obey instructor's directions: making a kill below the hard deck (Maverick vs. Jester). He's in a flat spin and headed out to sea." Viper This is easily identifiable because the red light that is supposed to be on the port side of the plane is on the starboard side. : Vital information Besides the defensive capabilities of the F-14 aircraft being represented by the lack of the use of flares and chaff to deceive enemy missiles, the offensive capabilities of the F-14's are misrepresented as well, presumably to mislead any hostile governments at the time. Maverick's "buzzing the tower" act results in him and Goose being verbally reprimanded by Viper. Plain and simple. The real flight school has never had that trophy or anything like it, as the training is designed to encourage cooperation amongst the pilots. I had the shot. However, when Maverick reaches him, Goose is face-down in the water. (At around 48m) Two, the fact that the pilot sees the Ball, so that the LSO can take over control, and guide the crew down to a safe landing. : When the F-14 engines flame out before the flat spin, Goose says, "Engine one is out," and the next shot shows the number two (right) engine "flaming out." I'll fly with you. United States Navy This was only awarded to Americans for Humanitarian actions, a job not performed by carrier-based fighter pilots. So you think I should quit? Maverick leaves the volleyball game with no belt on. When the command deck officer informs Stinger that the catapults are broken and that they can't launch aircraft, the officer's lip movements don't match what he says. So he did do it right. In the scene on the carrier after the last dogfight, Ice gets in Maverick's face and they discuss being each others wingman. 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). 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. Good morning, gentlemen, the temperature is 110 degrees. 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. He is reprimanded by the commanding officer, CMDR Mike "Viper" Metcalf. After dinner at Charlie's, Maverick and Charlie have a talk and in the background there's a parrot eating a peanut (sitting on one leg). Then you broke another one with that, uh, circus stunt fly-by. Viper is an old friend of LT Pete "Maverick" Mitchell's father Duke Mitchell. Viper : Well, that's not something the State Department tells dependents when the battle occurred over the wrong line on some map. Duke is said to have flown dangerously; a trait shared with Maverick. Viper mentions that he flew F-4s with Maverick's father in VF-51, aboard the USS Oriskany. Viper's past history with the Mitchell family means he knows how to get through to Maverick, which is why Maverick ultimately decides to not quit Top Gun, and the Navy. Viper : I was there. 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. You took it AND BROKE A MAJOR RULE OF ENGAGEMENT. There is no city named Miramar in CA. In the final engagement when Maverick says he is "supersonic," the next shot shows his F-14 with the wings in the extended position. All yours. Every so often something comes along to challenge your expectations of what to expect from a particular form of entertainment. TOPGUN graduates or naval aviators on any course do not immediately receive new orders as a group or individually at the end of the course. During the first hop, the sky is clear with minimal cloud cover most of the time, but in the shot near the end of the hop where we see the F-14 chasing the A-4 from above, the sky is extremely cloudy. 104 and then moments later when they show Maverick in the "Ready 5" aircraft, he is shown in No. Despite Maverick and Iceman's feud, Maverick refuses to leave Iceman behind, saving his former rival by sticking with his new wingman. During most flight sequences, safety pins and star wheels on left top head box of Martin Baker GRU-7A ejection seat are installed. Later, they suggest it's Maverick's turn at the challenge of hooking up, as though it was Goose's turn previously. Cougar transmits: "This bogey's all over me. Numerous positional inconsistencies during the volleyball game. You gotta let him go. By the end ofTop Gun, he's learned the importance of teamwork and following orders, saving Iceman instead of chasing personal glory. Jester 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. Charlie is talking nonsensical facts when stating first, "The F-5 doesn't have the thrust-to-weight ratio that the MiG-28 has." See 32:08. Iceman would never be able to intentionally pick his wingman in reality. Later on again towards the end of the movie when they receive orders on the carrier to provide air support to the disabled ship SS Leighton, you see that very same video shot of the red & white 515 plane. You fly jets long enough, something like this happens. The canopy strike leading to Goose's death was, in fact, based around a real life incident, involving a test crew. Maverick: So you're saying I should quit? How come I never heard that before? 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. At that point there is a flash from the co-pilot/RIO position within the cabin and it looks like the 2nd officer is taking a photograph of the camera plane. Viper : I didn't say that. Additionally, it is visible in a later shot. Engine 1 is out." Maverick, I flew with his old man. The simple fact is you feel responsible for Goose and you have a confidence problem. Gentlemen You had a hell of a first day. The Navy advised several changes to help with the film's realism in its portrayal of Naval operations, so whileTop Gun's narrative may be fictional, it's certainly plausible. The F-14's Heads-Up Display (HUD) is fictional shown at 58:42. WebViper, one of his instructors, tells Maverick that he flew with Maverick's father in Vietnam, and that his father's plane disappeared when he was acting heroically on behalf of his fellow pilots. Jester and Viper read Maverick's report card which says, 'He's a wildcard. She tells him at that speed it's too fast. Paramount Pictures. Time jumped by at least an hour just to get that silhouette indoor shot. Only better and worse. In reality, the F-14 should taxi away to allow other approaching aircraft to land. The whole thing was made Classified Information because it took place "over the wrong line on some map," so Maverick has not learned until now that his father died a hero, performing a Heroic Sacrifice to save his teammates. One of the most infamous is the gay subtext inTop Gun,which forms an interesting (if unproven) deeper meaning behind Maverick's grief. Since the tallest mountain in San Diego County doesn't rise above 6,600 feet, there would be no way for them to be in any danger if they were actually above the hard deck. Maverick takes responsibility for Goose's death, has a post-traumatic inability to fly like he used to, and considers leaving Top Gun. Viper, one of his instructors, tells Maverick that he flew with Maverick's father in Vietnam, and that his father's plane disappeared when he was acting heroically on behalf of his fellow pilots. The altimeter reads 31,500 ft the first time, and *9,300 ft (the first number obscured) a second later. You gotta let him go. 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. He stayed in it, saved three planes before he bought it. : Additionally, the stenciled text on the cockpit even still reads "Lt. Jg. Viper : In the elevator, Charlie's ear alternates between being tucked under her cap and being untucked between shots. At the time that the movie was filmed VA-25 flew A-7 Corsairs. : Lastly, Viper also wears a Vietnam Presidential Unit Citation. Iceman and Hollywood are confronted by a squadron of six MiGs. After the first strafe, they shut down one engine. Profession Before the Final Furball, Stinger states that the Exocet Anti Shipping Missile can be launched in excess of 100Nm. During the final dog fight, Iceman's F-14 is hit, resulting in him shutting down an engine. At 10:06, Cougar suffering from PTSD ripped off his oxygen mask. Goose states, ""We're going ballistic, Mav. Wolfman Viper In close-up facial footage of Sundown, he has the word "SUNDOWN" on the front of his helmet. He finds out that Viper flew with his father. Several times you can see missiles that are supposed to be live for combat hanging from aircraft wings. During the scene, the cigar becomes significantly longer. If Mav can travel 150 miles in 30 seconds (300 miles a minute) that's 18,000 miles per hour. Too Gun was released in 1986, which would make Maverick 33 in that movie. When Maverick is launching from the carrier before the final battle, he goes directly into a roll when leaving ship. Deceased WebViper or Madame Hydra may refer to: Madame Hydra. American There'd be no disgrace. : WebAfterward, he visits Viper at his house and Viper tells him about his father and how he flew with his father in Vietnam. Controller says at 1:34:47, ""Maverick's re-engaging, sir." It's your option, Lieutenant. : He's your typical, no nonsense, high-ranking naval aviator. Viper : WebViper reveals that he had served with his father. When Cougar is in missile lock from the Mig, he calls in "Mustang this is ghost rider 117". It, saved three planes before he bought it Cougar transmits: `` this bogey all. 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