Hangman's Super Hornet is also loaded to the max, which wouldn't necessarily make all that much sense if he's just there providing cover. But yeah they had a few continuity errors.
Laws broken in Top Gun: Maverick
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Hangman's Super Hornet is also loaded to the max, which wouldn't necessarily make all that much sense if he's just there providing cover. But yeah they had a few continuity errors.
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The biggest error in TG Maverick was the engines…
The only exported model of the F14 had TF30 engines, notorious for compressor stalls.
Only a few US versions had the upgraded F100 engine…
The TF30 killed quite a few aviators who were either unaware or forgot the different flight characteristics between the two…
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The only exported model of the F14 had TF30 engines, notorious for compressor stalls.
Only a few US versions had the upgraded F100 engine…
The TF30 killed quite a few aviators who were either unaware or forgot the different flight characteristics between the two…
Kara Hultgreen - Wikipedia
Kara Hultgreen was killed by pilot error. Straight up. We’ve talked about this.The biggest error in TG Maverick was the engines…
The only exported model of the F14 had TF30 engines, notorious for compressor stalls.
Only a few US versions had the upgraded F100 engine…
The TF30 killed quite a few aviators who were either unaware or forgot the different flight characteristics between the two…
Kara Hultgreen - Wikipedia
Blue Angels first female Demo Pilot.
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/meet-lt-amanda-stalin-lee-first-woman-blue-angels-jet-demo-pilot
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A Question For Astro
Astro, The critiquing of the Hultgreen accident got me thinking. I know a carrier pilot is heavily graded on every carrier landing he makes. And I read several times that hitting the "3 wire" is considered desirable. But what if a pilot makes textbook approaches as to airspeed, attitude, sink...
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F-14 RIO.
Hi. Just a heads up really. TV in the UK is pretty Garbage. My Wife likes soap operas which i refuse to watch. Hence i like to read and watch interesting stuff on you tube. Came across a guy called Ward Carroll. He has put some really interesting stuff up. He was a RIO in the F-14. I know...
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Still trying to replace the F14....
Originally Posted By: billt460Originally Posted By: turtlevetteMan that's cold. The more I converse with you the more I understand I could never have cut it in the military. Not a slam on you. A person either possesses the talent and skill to operate a $30-$40 million jet off a carrier, or they...
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The TF-30 didn’t kill aviators as much as it wrecked airplanes when aviators lost control of the jet following a stall. I have had dozens of compressor stalls - didn’t lose control of the jet. Splitting the throttles in the F-14A would get you a stall. If you would like to know more about the engines, or the jet, I recommend this thread.
F-14 Questions Answered - Ask Away
All - I get quite a few questions on the F-14 via PM or in the threads...I flew the big fighter for 10 years, including in combat, and had 2 instructor tours in it. I am guessing that a few other folks might be interested in the particulars of the jet, so here's the beginning of the thread...
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Look, ejecting at Mach 10 would turn you into a blob of jelly, so, clearly, we are willing to suspend disbelief for a good story.
And that’s what were a nitpicking, a movie that told a good story.
So, stop worrying over technical details, I sure didn’t worry over them when watching this, and I promise you that I know more of the technical details than anyone else on this forum.
That was basically the Space Shuttle Columbia breaking up. That would be impossible to survive unless someone was Kryptonian.
I suppose movie makers go to their technical advisers and try to find what can be accurate while still being interesting. I’ve heard the depiction of the cruise missiles and the E-2 communications were fairly accurate while still being interesting. Especially the “picture clean” communication. I always wondered why the original Top Gun didn’t show an E-2 being used.
I am amazed that people believe movies are a source of education realism or fact. That is why I say Tv watchers are the most dumbed down people on the planet.. They believe their Tvs. Tv and movies are pretty much mindless entertainment.
So you guys are saying, the people that died in making of the movie aren't really dead ?. Now you ruined the whole movie for me.,,,
Someone did die during the filming of the original Top Gun. It was a pilot carrying the cameras filming the aerial scenes.
You're likely right - but I need to see the (Intruder) movie. My tastes tend to out-of-sync, and I suspect I wouldn't find it boring.
There's probably a reason why W.E.B. Griffin's books, which make good reading in part because of the focus on the minutiae of military protocol, have not been made into movies
From my engineering background I can easily geek out on the details of any fiction that might get into stuff I know well. But it would easily go over the heads of most people, who wouldn't be interested.
The biggest criticism that most military pilots seem to have over movies like Top Gun: Maverick is that they're always flying in tight formation like they're the Blue Angels. It seems like a wingman being a mile away is more likely than flying in a tight wingtip formation, since they don't want to have their concentration on avoiding the next plane. I know that doesn't look very good on a movie screen when planes are miles apart.
Next thing you know, they will tell us all the murders in shoot em' up movies are a crime.
Shocking, isn't it? LOL
Shocking, isn't it? LOL
I’ve been told by several Naval Aviators that an Airforce formation is two aircraft flying the Same direction on the Same day on the same continent.
The Airforce pilot agreed that the Naval Airforce was the toughest branch! He said he once tried to force air through a naval! Couldn’t do It! He said it took a Real BlowHard to force air through a Naval!
