Is Top Gun realistic?

The hit action film Top Gun, starring Tom Cruise and Val Kilmer, features many real-life flight tactics. As far as the stunts go, most of the maneuvers were realistic training exercises, with the exception of the mirror flying stunt, which is purely an aerobatic maneuver for entertainment.
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Is TOPGUN accurate?

A Madison-based pilot enjoyed the entertainment of “Top Gun: Maverick” and says parts of the film are accurate, but not all of it. MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - A Madison-based pilot enjoyed the entertainment of “Top Gun: Maverick” and says parts of the film are accurate, but not all of it.
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Are TOPGUN scenes real?

The scenes look real, because they are. The movie's creators made sure of it, by having all the actors go through three months of rigorous training to avoid air sickness. Then, when filming began, they would sit inside the cockpits of fighter jets behind actual pilots who would fly them.
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Did they actually fly planes in TOPGUN?

Always a real aircraft.” "Our cast had to be in the aircraft for every shot. So when they're delivering those epic performances, they are really in there pulling those Gs. Production went to great lengths to design that in-cockpit IMAX camera set up so those actors could be in there, doing that.
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Does TOPGUN school still exist?

Its location: not in cali anymore. Yes, TOPGUN was once in California, but not anymore. The school was founded at Naval Air Station Miramar in San Diego and remained there for several years after the movie "Top Gun" came out.
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Do Marine pilots go to TOPGUN?

Clemson alumnus becomes first Marine fighter pilot to graduate TOPGUN in F-35. U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Derek “Shootsbe” Heinz, a 2007 Clemson University alumnus, has graduated the Navy Strike Fighter Weapons School (TOPGUN) course in the nation's newest and most advanced fighter jet, the F-35C.
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How much do TOPGUN pilots make?

Salary Ranges for Navy Fighter Pilots

The middle 60% of Navy Fighter Pilots makes $117,290, with the top 80% making $187,200.
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Does MiG 28 exist?

MiG-28: a fictional aircraft flown by the antagonist in the 1986 film Top Gun. The real aircraft used to portray the MiG-28 was a Northrop F-5.
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Did Tom Cruise fly the F-18?

As you watch Tom Cruise fly through the sky in an F-18, you might be surprised to learn that one of the real pilots at the controls was a graduate of Lake Orion High School and Eastern Michigan University, who first learned to fly in Southeast Michigan. LAKE ORION, Mich.
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Can Tom Cruise actually fly a jet?

The answer in short is, yes. Tom Cruise, who returns as “Maverick,” is renowned for doing his own stunt work, and he wanted his stars Miles Teller, Monica Barbaro and Glen Powell to learn how to fly.
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Is Top Gun CGI?

Top Gun: Maverick's Insane Aerial Stunts: How They Pulled Them Off (With Expert Pilots, Not CGI)
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Did the original Top Gun use CGI?

Loud, brash, beautifully shot, and carrying a sense of timelessness–little to no CGI was used as in the original–the film is still a rite of passage story, except Maverick (Tom Cruise) is now one of the Navy's top aviators flying experimental planes, but sure enough, he quickly has to learn how to become a true leader ...
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Is Tom Cruise a real pilot?

Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise has had his Pilot License since 1994, honestly, anything else would have been a disappointment, of course, Maverick himself knows how to fly!
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Did Tom Cruise fly an F-14?

“I got to actually fly in an F-14 jet which was a dream come true, and play a character I loved in Maverick,” the three-time Oscar nominee said. In the latest installmemt of the blockbuster film series, Tom Cruise performed more plane stunts than ever in his life.
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Who are the best fighter pilots in the world?

The most remarkable Fighter Aces
  1. Erich „Bubi“ Hartmann. Erich Hartmann. Erich Hartmann is the most successful fighter pilot of all times – with 352 kills. ...
  2. The Red Baron. Manfred from Richthofen. ...
  3. Douglas Bader. Douglas Bader.
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Can anything go Mach 10?

On November 16, 2004, NASA made history by launching the X-43A, the first-ever air-breathing hypersonic vehicle, into the atmosphere, achieving Mach 10 speed. The X-43A separated from its booster and accelerated on scramjet power at nearly ten times the speed of sound (7000 MPH) at roughly 110,000 feet.
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Does Tom Cruise own a p51 Mustang?

The P-51 Mustang used in Top Gun: Maverick was built in 1946 and Cruise has owned the plane, which has an estimated value of $4 million, since 2001. Cruise originally branded the aircraft "Kiss Me Kate" after his ex-wife Katie Holmes, but he has since removed the name from the P-51 following their separation.
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Is F-18 better than f14?

The F-14 is much faster and more powerful than the F/A-18, with a top speed of 2.34 Mach, while the Super Hornet reaches Mach 1.8. The F/A-18, however, is more agile than the F-14 as it only needs one pilot instead of two.
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Why is everyone so sweaty in Top Gun?

Good looking guys sweating all the time and walking around with their shirts off—yeah, that was definitely Tony Scott and Co.'s bid for female viewership and their attempt to give the film a gritty and edgy sexiness.
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What does Rio stand for in Top Gun?

Dave 'Bio' Baranek flew the flying aerial sequences in the original 1985 Top Gun film and served as dialogue advisor. His role as radar intercept officer (RIO) – the air flight officer involved in air operations and weapons systems – in the F-14 Tomcat was the same as that of Goose in in the film.
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Are there any f14s still flying?

Several retired F-14s have been put on display across the US. The F-14 remains in service with Iran's air force, having been exported to Iran under the Pahlavi dynasty in 1976. In November 2015, reports emerged of Iranian F-14s flying escort for Russian Tupolev Tu-95, Tu-160, and Tu-22M bombers on air strikes in Syria.
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Is TOPGUN Real in the Navy?

Based in the remote, high-desert of Fallon, NV, TOPGUN draws the best of the best—experienced pilots from the Navy fleet who demonstrate the smart, skilled flying that make them the world's most elite.
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Is TOPGUN Navy or Air Force?

Though it's popularly known as TOPGUN, the Navy's program is actually called the Fighter Weapons School. And as a point of clarification, it hasn't been around since the dawn of fighter planes. Far from it: Though there was a Korean War-era gunnery school, it was brief and had been discontinued by the Vietnam War.
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How much do Navy Seals make?

Salary Ranges for Navy Seals

The salaries of Navy Seals in the US range from $15,929 to $424,998 , with a median salary of $76,394 . The middle 57% of Navy Seals makes between $76,394 and $192,310, with the top 86% making $424,998.
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