@@michaeledlin9995 You might be right, but the MiG pilots were using a tactic of flying in extremely close formation so as to disguise their individual radar signatures (foreshadowed at the very beginning when Jaguar lost his nerve). Sending out 2 F-14s to engage 2 MiGs, whose intentions were unknown, was a logical if possibly overconfident call. Once all six were revealed and their intentions shown to be very hostile, then Maverick, who was in reserve/on standby, was launched. They tried to launch another F-14 as well, but the catapults broke after launching Maverick.
Well, to be fair, he was outnumbered SIX to one, as he said over the radio, he was completely defensive despite trying to engage them a few times. The fact he survived at all is a testament to his skill. Maverick was the one who was panicking or rather being overly cautious because of the death of Goose and getting caught in the MiG's jetwash only served to make him re-live that moment. Granted, once he overcame it and re-engaged, he helped level the playing field, which allowed Iceman to score a kill of his own before his F-14 got damaged and he lost some of his agility.
1985 or 1986 this one of my beloved scene watch it all over again up to this year 2024 if i watch it its giving goosebump and schill all over my body and especially my soul
*BOTH* Catapults are broken? Enterprise-class carriers have *FOUR* catapults, so they still should have been able to launch at least two additional fighters. I understand that was used for dramatic effect, though.
Depends on if there was aircraft stacked on the bow cats in order to keep the aft deck clear for aircraft recovery's and launching of the alert 5 aircraft.
well its more like 3:23 being the scene of the melee of planes, but yes it a beautifully frame. 2:24 the easiest way to dodge enemy 23mm is to do a spiffy aileron role. Looks so cool!
Your right. They are not Migs. They are F-5's. Were used as aggressors during training excercises due to their manuverability being very similar to many of the Russian Mig fighters.
For the start of the fight, after losing Hollywood (if the start of the film was anything to go by, they weren't allowed to fire unless fired upon). Iceman had to defend himself against six MiGs. He did try to engage them at one point but was completely defensive and was just trying to survive until Maverick showed up. Iceman did get a kill but was blindsided by a MiG that shot up his right engine which removed a great deal of power and agility. Sometimes circumstances don't play in your favour.
@@WaterCrane The orders for this mission were, "If you _witness a hostile act, you will return fire."_ Since Hollywood and Wolfman had been shot down, I _THINK_ that qualified as a 'hostile act.'
The F-5 had similar performance to the MiG-21, which at the time (and still is) was the most widely-exported fighter jet. You were more likely to fight against a MiG-21 than any other fighter. The MiG-21 is used by more air forces than any other fighter jet. And where are you getting that an Su-24 could compare with an F-14? The Su-24 was an attack aircraft and not a fighter; in a dogfight an F-14 would easily destroy it and all cruise missiles that the Fencer would launch.
I love “Top Gun”. Must have seen it 100 times. It’s too bad. Hollywood and Wolfman had to take the first missile when the action started when they had just as much training as everybody else. So much for their role in the movie. For sure they wouldn’t have been lined up for a quick kill shot in reality after just graduating Top Gun.
The Navy quit using port and starboard for directions/locations before this movie came out. They were still using p/s when I went through AIC school in 1981, but changed to left/right by 1986. OSCS (SW) USN RET'D 1978-2002 AIC/S 1981-2002
Would have launched them on cats 1 and 2 and Maverick would have moved into cat 1 right after. Soooo maybe say his plane rudder or a hydraulic was malfunctioning and let him move over to another Tomcat that was not ready for launch. Pull out a reserve fighter on cat 2 and then that fixes all this cat stuff… But what we can do is let the producers read this comment and add this scenario to TopGun 3 Maverick’s fighter is down so he has to take out the “experimental one” to save everyone… The “drone fighter” is sitting with a malfunction in the remote system so Maverick has to “override it manually” and takes of in the drone fighter. Showing that a man in the cockpit is the best weapon you will ever have. And??? Maverick is the ultimate weapon to have at your disposal… And I’ll be happy when they give me the credit for it.
The instructor also said that that kill ratio had dropped to 3 to 1 since the Vietnam War because their pilots had learnt to rely too much on missiles and had lost some of the old dogfighting skill with guns and close-range fighting, and TOPGUN was to help change that.
Harriers were not standard shipborne aircraft on carriers. The USMC had them on helicarriers to support amhibious force but not the navy. Besides Harriers are not a top line fighter and would have a hard time holding it's own vs front line Migs. Even using tricks like VIFF maneuvers not a good choice.
Yes it was and majority of the talent came from Canada after the stupid government cancelled the alto arrow which would have been better than any other fighter plan at that time.
The US doesn't own MiGs so getting footage of them to put into a movie wasn't going to happen. The F-5 was about as comparable as you could get to a MiG in our aerial arsenal.
Actually, U.S. owned MIGS for years before this movie was filmed. However, since they were kept airworthy by every way possible, they were not available for something like this.
F-5 aircraft were dependable & great for getting off the ground and up in a hurry. Way past when the US Air Force was going to the F-16, countries like Denmark and such continued to use them for years and beating the US in competitions at Nellis AFB.
The “catapults are not functional” is complete B.S. Will never happen in a “real world” scenario. The whole movie, dialogue, storyline, and acting, are totally cringeworthy.
7:26 both engines functioning? Ice just shut down his right jet…. Misquote? Take only a few seconds ( in the movies) to spin up a jet engine, especially after being damaged enough to “shut it down” ?
Good film but total Hollywood bullshit. 'I am not leaving my wingman'. Maveric was the wingman, Ice was the lead aircraft. Topgun 2 was pants. More bollocks. It was of its time. Good old 80s .
