Hermeus Flight Test Team Reacts to 'Top Gun: Maverick' 

This movie got the Chinese military so nervous they actually relocated a photo reconnaissance satellite over the area where the Darkstar full size mock-up was parked during the filming of top gun Maverick., because they thought it was real... It looked that good

Jim Powell speaking. Fellas, I really enjoyed your conversation. I was attached to VF-154 during the Vietnam war. Did two cruises in the South China Sea. Very familiar with the flight deck scenes. From the time I was in til present day, those operations seem very much the same. Watching our F4 phantoms leave the flight deck bearing the weapons of war was exhilarating. Always very happy when all the pilots returned. I have the utmost respect for both of you and for any aviator who flies off the deck of an aircraft carrier. Go Navy!!!

A fighter pilot friend told me "there are two kinds of pilots, those who have made a mistake, and those who will in the future. Stay humble."

I think they could’ve kept that interview going- Great content!

I love how they're just chillin in flightsuits with slipper and flippers

Sally, great to see you on here as a former fellow Dust devil and Lancer

Woah! This was great. You should have these guys doing a regular show. I could listen to them for hours.

Thanks for sharing these insights with us regular folks. Anything related to thr military aviation breakthroughs is always keep from the public. This movie open the doors a little and gives us a chance to see how this world operates and what is the new boundaries in flight technology. The thing about the space shuttle and the routes you run are fascinating .

From Wiki: The aircraft under development is planned to fly at Mach 5 with a range of 4,600 miles (7,400 km). The company claims to have designed, built, and successfully tested a Mach 5 engine prototype in the span of 9 months. In August 2020, Hermeus received a $1.5 million contract from the United States Air Force to develop their proposed aircraft to enter and serve the American presidential fleet in the future and function as a possible Air Force One.

From the perspective of a Marine grunt deployed with amphibious HST cert., the pedigree of the Marines as a component of the Navy is fully manifest on a flight deck, whether that's on a helo lander or a big boat. It's the seamless integration of the Marine plane captains into the deck activity with there utility bottoms and bloused combat boots operating alongside the tan and blues, and Marine helmet covered head gear. The deck ops openings are my favorite where I get the biggest rush. Especially considering the noise and frenetic conditions they need to work under 24/7

Wow at last a conversation that isnt just a lets say how rubbish the whole thing is . Very refreshing and much more intersting to watch, Thank you guys, Great video

Man I used to live in the VR 1355 flight path, it was so beautiful listening to all the planes going though

Loved the interview Flight suits & sandles.

all this pilot on RU-vid forget that Top Gun : Maverick is a movie not a documentary

Strong move wearing flip flops with a flight suit.

What an absolute boss, casually telling you that they twice the speed of Concorde in flip flops.

FTE: "This is going on your permanent record!"

I love how they’re wearing comfortable shoes. Lol.

No matter the day I have I just always remember that at least my call sign isn't Sally. Lol that's a bad hit.

Thanks guys, very informative.

In reference to Spinal Tap; would it be cliché if the goal was to hit Mach 11?

Great video. Would love to hear these guys chat about more flight related topics.

0:25 "Sally" Fields? Somebody need to let Sally Fields know about this.

Just FYI, there's a company in Brisbane, Australia that is actually in the process of creating a hypersonic mach 10 plane that is capable of not only flying in-atmosphere but also to space. They've already got an prototype so technically speaking, mach 10 hypersonic planes do sort of exist but it's very bleeding edge technology. I'm kinda surprised these guys didn't know that already.

Damn to have all those things in memory amazing! May it always spin up and spin down everytime you need it so

Flight suits, lounge shoes, & flipflops. They're relaxed.

Should of had their personalities displayed in Maverick 😁

What was Tom looking at during that Darkstar scene? He turned his head so slowly after the fact. Lol scene, but amazing movie!

I'm subbbed. Love to hear more from these guys.

Flight suit + sandals is a mood

I Loved this! It felt like I was just hanging out with my flight crew on some down time. First video I see, but won't be the last. 🤙

Work at Pax River. Last couple of years has been...."ARE YOU F'ING KIDDING ME! TOM F'ING CRUISE IS THE NUMBER PRIORITY FOR THE NAVY!?"

gotta love them just wearing flip flops and idk what else

Honestly, I think REAL callsigns are better than Top Gun call signs. Calling someone with the last name Fields "Sally" is just right. Reminds me of me and my army buddies in Greece. We may not have been pilots, but we got our names based on something semi embarrassing or fitting of our names, not something "Cool". We had one friend's last name was "Venturie" so we called Ace. My other mate was Zappatidis, who moonlight as a DJ, so we called him "Zapp" or "DJ Zapp" Mine, was given as a joke cause my last name is a type of bird and I was a cook, so Ace who was a bit of a Peter Sellers fan would call me "Birdy Num Num" or just "Birdy". I miss those guys.

You guys know most of this movie is basically Bob Hoover's life

I got the call sign "Flaps" when I was in! Figure that one out.

Tom "Sally" Fields, looks like he got stuck in some G force 😂 😂 😂

Yep that square of the drag speed is a ass kicker.

Wonder what you have to do to get called ramjet.

If you are planning to talk to Skunk Works, they will not divulge anything on what and where the DOD aircraft technology is currently. What Aviation Week reported a couple of years ago, the USAF is flying developmental aircraft that are already 20-30 years down the road. I am just amazed this was a GREAT MOVIE.

That de orbit at Mach 25 is scary . They just breeze pass that

Also, the Death Star, in Star Wars, was totally impractical.

I like how these guys dressed for success slippers and flip flops :)

Once we figure out how to make artificial gravity inside of aircraft/spacecraft, that'll unlock a lot of potential and possibilities.

Mick looks like if Thom Yorke followed a flight career instead of music.

No comment... Thank you for your work.

my man rammed into a jet

Maverick Squadron was VX 31 Dust Devils same as Sally cool ..

awesome vid

I think the British Sabre Engine is revolutionary

when u think its a reactions but this is like a Pta meeting

Grown ass men in jumpsuits, living the life

Ramjet…. Had some sort of midair? Drove a vehicle into a jet?…

Good stuff!

Space Shuttle went 17,500mph, that is roughly Mac 22+?

So, I saw the thumbnail and thought “why the hell are they dressed like ghostbusters for a maverick review?” Then I read the title and felt stupid lmao

Somehow I feel like the Ramjet call sign origin story would make a really good movie too, shame it's surely classified

HOLY SHIT!? Did they just say that the shuttle deorbits at mach 25?!

their seniority is best demonstrated not by rank or patch, but by their footwear.

Mach 10+ -> SPACE SHUTTLE. When I saw 'Top Gun: Maverick', I said to myself... "That jet would melt at that speed without heat tiles!" (I am an Eaglekeeper from Kadena AFB, Okinawa, and I've watched Habu launch and proceed to mach 3.5. They got DAMNED hot. It was top secret, but we all hung together and could figure things out.)

Not much there. When he says Rxxxx (blue border with blue tick marks) he is talking about Restricted Airspace which are defined on sectional charts. Restricted are military hot always and no civilians are allowed in unless you are under an instrument flight plan and get a specific clearance to do so...MOAs are often cold and civilian VFR flights can fly into and out of them routinely even without permission.

6:11 everyone here has the biggest EGO'S on earth - who the hell would have a bigger ego to show us the way?

@1:10-1:14 Odds are, they do.

No comment on how Maverick survived ejecting while traveling over Mach 10?! What are they hiding from us?!!!

You mean the test pilots that don't have an aircraft to test. Those guys?

Some people shouldn’t be allowed to wear flight suits.

WHY IS THE INTRO MUSIC SO LOUD

How about ejecting at mach 10 and surviving?

7500 m/s is orbital speed i think

So Ramjet nicknamed because he rammed another jet? Lmao

X15 ?

Very very clever getting your flight team to review this movie 👍 Thank you.

This is question for the two EXPERTS that are speaking. Can someone survive a fiery crash of a craft going at Mach 10/high altitude! Please reply!

“RAF” 😂 😂😝😝😀😁😛😃😝

He rammed a jet into something.

I thought that was Julian Lennon for a second...

❤️❤️❤️

we're way beyond mach 5 fellas, more like 50k mph, the tr 3b goes warp. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_GsEm25_Edk.html

Talk about the picture of health...

why maverick and that dude blacking out were alone in 2 sit jet fighter.

I wanted to see them cringe at Maverick taking the Darkstar through a turn while trying to hit Mach 10. Common sense that you wouldn't try to do even a turn when going for an insane speed record.

Looked a bit like the Mach Loop in North Wales.

I love watching there interviews, but you know that they cant tell you everything. They dont know if somebody has been Mach 10 yet ? 😅 SR - 71 flew 3,529.56 km/h in 1976. Pilots and engineers of SR- 71 said that it was not fastest or the highest top secret project at the time. And SR - 71 was black project. What most of the people call " Aurora" plane was developed in 70s - 80s. It flew mach 7,453 (9130 km/h) in 1986. So with technology and materials that are available now in 2022, I have no doubt there are planes that can do mach 13+ maybe even more. Not mentioning actual black projects that are not using conventional pulsing engines.

The elite talking

They still have a lot to learn to catch up with the British Royal Air Force,,

Mach 10 is like splitting your soul and body

Better Ramjet than Kankels

Engineering is Science:)

And we have the video....Great end

OW...that Music hit at the top of the clip is WAY TOO LOUD......

Hoorah

he rammed into a jet, didn't he?

haha that's awesome

Watching this makes me realize just how stupid I am… 😳

Cool guys, but that footwear...?! Lol

Ram jet need to get a physical. His leg/ ankles are swollen.

all for iSarEEL

Maybe Joe Biden could be a wing walker on the Darkstar at an airshow !

Fighter Weapons School is no longer at Miramar. Neither is it at North Island, nor anywhere near San Diego. Maverick is STILL a great, non-woke movie that is crushing it at the box office.

Only 23 years and you look like hell. I’ve been in my career for 20 years and am barely worse for wear, but I work behind a computer console. I suppose mach 5 can put the years on a man. Maybe I fall apart over the next 3 years lol