Then when Maverick leaves a short while later, it is once again late evening. 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). : Our flying services do this routinely; we have air-to-surface missiles that can backtrack a radar signal to its source and take out the radar set (and probably a number of members of the crew as well.) You gotta let him go. Jester and Viper read Maverick's report card which says, 'He's a wildcard. First you've acquired enough points to show up tomorrow and graduate with your Top Gun class, or you can quit. Plain and simple. Near the beginning in the bar, Goose says he'd be happy just to have a woman talk dirty to him. You gotta let him go. Stockdale was shot down in 1965 and spent the rest of the war as a POW. Tom Skerritt. Maverick shoots a Sparrow missile in the rear quarter at short range, which wouldn't work because the AIM-7 Sparrow needs a lot of closure to guide. However, in the "walking to the planes" sequence prior to Hop 19, we can see another person wearing the same helmet (presumably the pilot Sundown is the RIO to), however the RIO he is walking with is a Caucasian. That is not what the US Navy should encourage. : The investigation itself would take months. It has since been transferred to the US Marine Corps and is now known as Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar. 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 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 The large numbers on the front of Navy aircraft are used for rapid identification and are routinely reused when an aircraft is replaced. Charlie gains her folder when she exits the ladies room. Merlin tells Cougar that they are "way low on gas," while he taps his fuel gauge. Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available from thestaff@tvtropes.org. So I took it." Straight In the final engagement when Maverick says he is "supersonic," the next shot shows his F-14 with the wings in the extended position. 114. Neither of them are talking anything factual. When Maverick pulls Goose from the water and into the life raft, the glove on Goose's his left hand is rolled down exposing the skin on his wrist. Appearance That's pretty arrogant, considering the company you're in. : 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. A good pilot is compelled to evaluate what's happened, so he can apply what he's learned. Deceased I had the shot, there was no danger, so I took it. : | However, Maverick remembered the lesson that he learned when he lost a dogfight in school, as to why it is important to never leave your wingman. Because of this incident, Grumman extended the canopy lanyard, in order to give the canopy more time to clear the aircraft before the ejection seats would fire. Viper. So you were there? In NATO brevity code, the term "break" is a directive to execute a maximum-performance turn in the indicated direction. He's your typical, no nonsense, high-ranking naval aviator. Furthermore, in this shot the bow is now shown stacked with unused airplanes, which would render the depicted takeoff impossible. Throughout the earlier stages of Top Gun, Maverick believes that his father was killed in action due to his own inability to follow orders. Profession : Viper: My squadron we lost 8 of 18 aircraft. For example, during the first Top Gun session he says flat out: VIPER:This school is about combat. : While on a date with Charlotte Blackwood at her home during a date. Also, F-14 crews were trained to, time and conditions permitting, actually pull the canopy jettison handle before pulling the ejection handles, thus giving the canopy even further time to safely clear the aircraft. : Status There are no points for second place. Viper is an old friend of LT Pete "Maverick" Mitchell's father Duke Mitchell. 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. One day as Maverick pays a visit to Viper's house he tells him about knowing his father and the truth about what really happened to him despite the information about the incident being classified. He also tells him that he has earned enough points to graduate or that he could quit. Only better and worse. When the CO departs, the cigar is a stub again. "Top Gun Quotes." Viper : Simple. Viper There were bogeys like fireflies all over the sky. That lets everyone know several important pieces of information. The hard deck on this hop will be 10,000 feet. 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". 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. Stay up to date on the latest scripts & screenwriting articles. Career information An aircraft carrier never turns on its own radar, nor do any of its escorting surface ships. This is noticeable above and behind Maverick on the upper left side of the canopy. When Charlie gives Maverick a dinner invitation, she clearly writes it on a form, but on close up of the invitation, it is written on a blank sheet of paper. : Physical description WebMaverick tells Rooster that if he were to fly long enough there would be other flyers who would be lost. WebViper and Jester emerge, and tell Maverick and Goose to follow them. First one dies, you die too. In close-up facial footage of Sundown, he has the word "SUNDOWN" on the front of his helmet. There'll be no disgrace. In subsequent shots, he's apparently been demoted back to lieutenant junior grade. You're a lot like he was. After Charlie hands out the dinner invitation to Maverick, Slider tells him "Crash and burn, huh, Mav?" The fuel gauge for the RIO in the F-14 Tomcat is only a digital read-out showing total fuel on board. That's the way to get through the Navy pilots. Related:Top Gun 2 Has Already Forgotten The Original's Ending Meaning. Iceman also doesn't approve of Maverick's flying skills, accusing him of being an Ineffectual Loner and Glory Hound; Jester though he privately respects Maverick's Ace Piloting, doesn't know if he would make a good teammate in battle. In the opening scene when all planes take off, it is sunrise. Related:Top Gun Maverick Killing Off Iceman Betrays The Original Movie. What's on your mind? : Why would there be? 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. [after the dogfight with Viper] Then the far shot shows Slider getting up from the same spot where he was sitting. Viper then reveals then-classified details surrounding Duke's Viper : All yours. Naval Academy. When Maverick is singing in the bar his badge reads PETER MITCHELL. Engine 1 is out." At 10:06, Cougar suffering from PTSD ripped off his oxygen mask. During the initial flight scenes with the MiG-28's, when Maverick is visible on the screen, Sundown's helmet (orange and white stripes) is reflected on the cockpit canopy. Maverick: So you're saying I should quit? There, he reunites with Charlie at a bar. 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. Goose wouldn't be carrying a Polaroid camera. Go get him." 1986 minus 33 means Maverick was born in 1953, which means Duke and his wife last got dirty as early as 1952, which was when the Oriskany was supporting the war in Korea. Too Gun was released in 1986, which would make Maverick 33 in that movie. At 9:00 when Maverick & Goose are inverted over the MiG, extending their "greetings", the names printed on the F-14 are At the time that the movie was filmed VA-25 flew A-7 Corsairs. When Goose is playing "Great Balls of Fire" in the bar, the movement of his hands does not match the music. The radar signal can be backtracked to its source; it's like lighting a match or a flashlight in the dark. VA-25 never operated F-14s. 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. When Maverick is launching from the carrier before the final battle, he goes directly into a roll when leaving ship. However, during most of the engagement you can clearly see that the fighters are flying much closer to the ground than 10,000 feet. Niall Gray is a features writer for Screen Rant covering just about every film- or TV-related topic he's loosed upon. They can't be characters since Charlie is the only character standing in front of the men briefing them at this time. At 1:07:23, Goose radios, "We're at six" while the he altimeter shows 2,200 feet. Okay, knock it off, gentlemen. Many errors are made when describing maneuvers that various aircraft have made. 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 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. (At around 1h 27m) Maverick made three particular mistakes that would have disqualified him immediately. Viper Good luck. 10 men. In USN terminology, a non-friendly surface radar contact is a "skunk". Maverick Maverick argues that, ""We weren't below the hard deck for more than a few seconds. The F-14 crews were filmed in a discarded Navy cockpit that was not attached to the rest of the plane. In the first engagement between Maverick and Jester, right after Maverick hits the air brakes and gets behind Jester, Jester goes vertical and Maverick chases. Viper If you can tell me the scene, Ill gladly go watch it. : In several scenes of planes taking off, mirrored images are used. F-4 Phantoms never flew off the Oriskany in the Vietnam War. Once the approach controller tells the approaching aircraft to "call the ball," Maverick's reply, for example, should have been "Ghostrider 203, Tomcat Ball, 1 Point 1." There are several scenes of Maverick walking outdoors without a cap or hat; in the Navy and Marines, this absolutely is not done. 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. Maverick switches to guns but the symbols on the HUD remain the same. It seems highly unlikely that every man in the room would make the same exact singing error. 1986 minus 33 means Maverick was born in 1953, which means Duke and his wife last got dirty as early as 1952, which was when the Oriskany was supporting the war in Korea. Damn, this kid is good! Viper Viper mentions that he flew F-4s with Maverick's father in VF-51, aboard the USS Oriskany. This was only awarded to Americans for Humanitarian actions, a job not performed by carrier-based fighter pilots. You know, he just might not make it back. when he got there and in case he didn't he tells him to that he would fly with him. In aviation training the "hard deck" is the simulated ground (for an added layer of safety). A flat spin means has no forward airspeed as it spins towards the ground around its vertical axis. Maverick, I flew with his old man. As they intercept the "bogeys" it is high noon. Maverick, now paired with Merlin, serves as backup F-14 to Iceman and Hollywood. At that altitude, such a configuration would not assist the turn. | Maverick's sunglasses are (not) on when Slider picks him up after they return to the carrier. 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. Trying to prove something? 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