When Maverick and Charlie drive up in her Porsche, there are no windshield wipers on the car, but in the close up shots, they are there. This is noticeable above and behind Maverick on the upper left side of the canopy. At the beginning, they made it clear that Top Gun is for the "best of the best". When reviewing the telemetry data, Charlie is wearing a gray skirt and a white polo shirt, but when she then chases after Maverick outside the building, she is wearing a black skirt and a white button-up shirt. These shots and plane livery were originally made for the final flight. Maverick launches in an F-14 bearing a 104 on the nose. It is thought that Duke is a reference to former U.S. congressman. The padlock on Goose's locker is also unlocked. Straight Or a Ticonderoga Class class cruiser would control the fighters. All yours. He was a natural heroic son of a bitch that one. The 3 o'clock direction is to the right; 9 o'clock would be the left. 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. Starting, 1:23:08, Viper says Maverick's father was hit, he managed to save three planes before his father was killed. That's our job. Viper is an old friend of LT Pete "Maverick" Mitchell's father Duke Mitchell. The center of the story at the pilot training school is a series of competitions that lead to the awarding of the "Top Gun" trophy. Top Gun's naval flight school might not seem like the perfect place for a deep exploration of personal growth, but it does all hold a deeper meaning. Tom Skerritt. : At 9:00 when Maverick & Goose are inverted over the MiG, extending their "greetings", the names printed on the F-14 are Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. At their residence, Goose remarks that Maverick wouldn't be allowed into the US Navy Academy due to his father's name. Callsign Okay, knock it off, gentlemen. Fighters running training scenarios are unarmed, only using sensors that simulate missile lock-on and shoot-down and results are shown during the debrief. [Jester and Viper watch a frustrated Maverick walk off after having a falling out with Sundown]. Maverick You can count it. Yes, sir, replies Maverick. It could end my career. : The squadron markings on both Iceman and Maverick's Tomcats change a few times. They are not flexible, nor am I. Viper reveals that he had served with his father. Starting, 1:23:08, Viper says Maverick's father was hit, he managed to save three planes before his father was killed. The distance between the aircraft after Goose takes the picture. Go get him." Connections In the opening, a full-screen explanation of the Top Gun program says it was created "to "insure" that pilots receive the training" etc. Just later on, he reveals the whole encounter to all the others who may not have security clearance to hear the story. WebViper and Jester emerge, and tell Maverick and Goose to follow them. At 59:04. In case some of you are wondering who the best is, they are up here on this plaque. Thats pretty arrogant considering the company youre in, Viper tells Maverick. . At Charlie's first briefing in the hanger, Jester is giving her introduction. There was no danger. : Position of the wine bottle at Charlie's place. He is reprimanded by the commanding officer, CMDR Mike "Viper" Metcalf. One would not find trainers (and presumably student pilots) on carriers operating in combat zones. When turning in his wings at the beginning of the film, Cougar talks about 'almost orphaning' his new baby daughter. Jester and Viper read Maverick's report card which says, 'He's a wildcard. During the Cold War, two American F-14s skirmish with a pair of MiG-28s. Maverick leaves the volleyball game with no belt on. He can't get back in the saddle, won't engage. 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. That spin was hell, it would've shook me up. Viper Additionally, the second verse is missing when Charlie plays the song on the jukebox at the end of the film. : What I'm about to tell you is classified. The initial close ups of the Migs don't contain such a gun. The last position of the encounter was at 150 miles. Maverick, now paired with Merlin, serves as backup F-14 to Iceman and Hollywood. WebA Stock Phrase that strikes terror in the hearts of single parents and Parental Substitutes the world 'round. Both Iceman and Slider are wearing the TOPGUN patch on their flightsuits as they watch the Maverick/Sundown "We could have had him" confrontation. WebMaverick visits Viper (who flew with Maverick's father in Vietnam), and Viper tells him the truth about his fatherand that he can graduate with his Top Gun class if he wants. Viper When Maverick pulls him upright, Goose's mask is unhooked from the right side of his helmet. Nationality Additionally, the approach controller made radio calls to both Maverick and Cougar, referring to both of them by their callsigns, which is something never done over the radio. Furthermore, while the top of the Martin Baker GRU-7 ejection seat did sit higher than the top of the crew members heads, they were not, however, equipped with "canopy breakers," like some modern ejection seats have. Blue decals are used for officers, red decals for enlisted. When Maverick steps into the elevator, a crew member can be seen reflected on the picture frame on the wall behind him. [discussing Maverick] During the recovery of Goose and Maverick, you can see the safety cable attached to Tom Cruise. Niall can be found on Twitter @lordofthegray. When Cougar reports to Stinger's office to turn in his wings, there is a photo of an F-5 (or T-38) in flight beside Stinger's desk. Damn, this kid is good! He had the shot, and took it. When Goose is playing "Great Balls of Fire" in the bar, the movement of his hands does not match the music. | Maverick's father is a Vietnam War veteran which is a high factor that would lead to even a President nominating him. 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. I'm all right. Anybody with a name like Viper must be one bad dude. However in the next shot, the contrails of the tails indicate a takeoff trajectory from the secondary angled runway. F-4 Phantoms never flew off the Oriskany in the Vietnam War. This would be unwise in a hop as the F-14 would run out of fuel. | The defensive capabilities of the F-14 are misrepresented. 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. 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. VF-51, the Oriskany. Deceased In Viper's office, Viper starts questioning the boys, asking them why they followed Jester below the hard deck. Cougar supposedly is trying to outmaneuver the enemy plane. In one frame in the opening flight scene, we hear Cougar talking, but in the "first person perspective" shot, we see Maverick's helmet reflected in the cockpit. They are armed with Aim-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles and fuel tanks. 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.) Biographical information Starting 39:26. 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. The shot of the inverted F-14 cockpit (close to the cockpit of the MiG-28) is flipped (lettering is reversed). At 1:28:56, a pilot salutes the catapult officer with his oxygen mask off, a safety error. Maverick fires the same missile from the same wing station at least three times. Viper : I was there. I don't know, I just don't know. He arrives at Charlie's house with one on. "Bullseye" is a fixed point on a map, by which navigation instructions can be relayed over the radio, without giving any vital information away to possible enemies in the area. Trying to prove something? The peanut disappears and reappears between shots. The F-14 is capable of locking on to up to six targets over thirty miles away and firing on all six targets simultaneously. If you had to go into battle, would you want him with you? Is that clear? Goose There'll be no disgrace. It would not be head out to sea but rather straight down. Viper: Simple. It's a mock dogfight, with none of the pilots actually intending to open fire, but Cougar still lost, which sends him into a Heroic B So D despite being up in the sky and running low on fuel. Since all of them already have squadron assignments this means some of them are suddenly and unexpectedly reassigned to a new squadron. It's only been a few days. Then, the Landing Signal Officer hears a reply, "Roger Ball," without ever hearing Cougar confirm that he had the Ball in sight. Failed admission into the US Academy may be due to low SAT scores for example. The RIO or an E-2C controller would be in a better position to state what is happening. Career information He got you, didn't he? Part of the reason Viper is a good commander, a good pilot, and a good instructor is that he doesn't sugarcoat anything. This is because only two live missile launches were authorized by the military and so the footage is repeated many times throughout the film along with model shots. While the F-14 has air brakes and can be used for this, Maverick did not used them and instead pulled the nose straight up. During the final dogfight, we several shot of Goose in the co-pilot seat when obviously he is dead and Merlin is Maverick's "RIO". He and Iceman rally, with Maverick downing three MiGs and Iceman a fourth; the remaining bogeys, noticing the lopsided KDA ratio, retreat. You'll pick up your RIO when you get to the ship, and if you don't, give me a call. Medal of Honor recipient James Stockdale commanded VF51 in 1964 flying off the USS Ticonderoga. We weren't below 10,000 for more than a few seconds. He was looking straight and the RIO's controls would not be able to inform him. See 1:06:56. See at 35:52. 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. This is probably a different plane altogether, though - it isn't that hard to paint a number on the side of an airplane. He was my R.I.O., my responsibility. 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. The F-14's Heads-Up Display (HUD) is fictional shown at 58:42. Maverick: He was my R.I.O., my responsibility. Towards the end of flying time it is nighttime. Simple. Maverick's watch shows the same in multiple scenes set at different times of day. Viper Maverick and Iceman seem to change planes during the final fight scene. After Iceman says the alternate trophy for the runners-up is in the ladies room, Goose starts to laugh. | Maverick : How come I never heard that before? Throughout the earlier stages ofTop Gun, Maverick believes that his father was killed in action due to his own inability to follow orders. As students at the United States Navy's elite fighter weapons school compete to be best in the class, one daring young pilot learns a few things from a civilian instructor that are not taught in the classroom. Once identified, it is referred to as a "friendly" (for friendly aircraft), "bandit" (for non-friendly aircraft) or "hostile" (for non-friendly aircraft that may be fired at). Viper confirms what Maverick had been imagining his whole life about his father. You gotta let him go. Viper Maverick The bogeys were like fireflies all over the sky line reminded of the coffin-corner SAM scene from Maverick. The film crew forgot to clean them off the pavement. : Viper tells Maverick, "that's not something the State Department tells dependents when the battle occurred over the wrong line on some map," in reference to the death of Maverick's father. There's also an exploration of personal growth and the difficulty of conforming (especially when it's against one's nature). 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. That lets everyone know several important pieces of information. Company Credits : Conversation at 38:26. : However, later in the movie, it becomes clear that Goose is happily married and has a family of his own. 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. When Maverick is driving his motorcycle along the runway with the planes taking off, you can see the bed of the truck he's atop at the bottom of the screen. WebMaverick: So you were there? As a result, Maverick and Goose get a special detachment which Cougar and Merlin were formerly assigned to: they are sent to Naval Air Station Miramar in San Diego, California, to participate in the United States Navy Fighter Weapons School, better known as TOPGUN, where the best of the best get to learn to be even better. At 12:51, Cougar, with PTSD, miraculously lands and somehow switches off his F-14. | 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. The signal that Maverick is given before he takes off for the final fight scene is not the launch signal, but rather the "remove power" signal. 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. 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