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Top Gun 2

daftandbarmy said:
So would Tom Cruise... but thanks to the marvels of modern science, and Scientology.... :)

Ridiculous. 

Magic.  Vampire magic.

on a serious note:  Trailer looks awesome.  might be the next biggest recruiting tool for the USN since the last one.
 
Blackadder1916 said:
If actual time was followed (instead of pretend movie time) Mav would have been mandatorily retired years ago.

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/search/display.html?terms=634&url=/uscode/html/uscode10/usc_sec_10_00000634----000-.html

One of the exceptions was being a prof at Annapolis.  That could have been a valid excuse, but "Top Gun:  PhD" doesn't really have the same ring to it. 
 
Excerpt from piece from 2016 on original "Top Gun" (which one might call "The Right Stuff" of its time):

Top Gun at 30: A Retrospective from Two Naval Aviators
...
As naval aviators, the most frequent question we get asked at cocktail parties is, “how much do you love the movie Top Gun?”  Though frequently answered with a coy and deflecting response, the true answer is … a lot.

Yes, in the ready rooms of Navy squadrons today, aviators make a pastime of mocking the film and any pilot that dares to quote the movie with any hint of seriousness.  To be fair, there are many technical and cultural inaccuracies in the movie: beach volleyball is sadly rare in our community (although that is exactly what we look like with our shirts off), the inverted polaroid shot is insanely impossible, and we do not randomly wear so many patches on our flight suits.  But underneath the mockery is a deep feeling of pride in the portrayal of the Navy fighter community in such a popular film.  Bankers don’t love the movie Wall Street for the insights into the due diligence of corporate acquisitions, but they still secretly wonder whether they are more of a Gordon Gekko or Bud Fox in private.

The film remains the most accurate popular depiction of the thrill of flying fighters and the camaraderie and culture of a fighter squadron.  So we love it. The daily excitement and challenge of flying a jet supersonic, fighting adversaries, and operating at maximum performance fills pilots with such adrenaline and pride that there is a natural desire to relive airborne glories when on the ground, telling stories to anyone who will listen.  Because the flying can be so technical and exists in a sensory world unlike any other normally experienced in life, it can be incredibly difficult for a pilot to communicate the excitement of any given flight to anyone other than fellow pilots.  This movie, for the first time, captured the intensity, danger, and beauty of flying low and fast; and it continues to be the best reference for military pilots to reach a common understanding with spouses, families, and the general public...

Commander Greg Malandrino has flown F-14 Tomcats and F/A-18 Super Hornet aircraft for the Navy for over 16 years and is a graduate of Navy Fighter Weapons School (TOPGUN).

Lieutenant Commander Jeff McLean has flown Super Hornets for the Navy since 2008.  He is a graduate of Navy Test Pilot School and serves on the editorial board of the U.S. Naval Institute.  The views and opinions expressed are theirs alone and do not represent the views of the U.S. Department of Defense, the U.S. Navy, the American Film Institute, or any other agency...

https://warontherocks.com/2016/04/top-gun-at-30-a-retrospective-from-two-naval-aviators/

Mark
Ottawa
 
Pusser said:
... there are plenty of 50+ naval aviator captains (one is a friend of mine) ...
I was doing a bit of mental math and was wondering about Mav's age as a still-flying colonel myself.
 
Tom Cruise is 57, DOB July 03 1962

Original Top Gun 1986, Putting at  Maverick at 24
 
Dimsum said:
If Iran's F-14s are still airworthy, that means we should start getting Iranian Air Force airplane technicians to work for us :nod:

Same league as Cuban auto mechanics.
 
I wasn't remotely suggesting that Iran's F-14s might still be flying.  Rather, if the US' enemy de jour  is Iran, may as well have the movie enemy flying the only foreign purchase of F-14s -- Iran.
 
Journeyman said:
I wasn't remotely suggesting that Iran's F-14s might still be flying.  Rather, if the US' enemy de jour  is Iran, may as well have the movie enemy flying the only foreign purchase of F-14s -- Iran.

May be its a Maverick flashback!
 
Everyone is postulating that TG2 is set in the current day (2019).  This movie has been under development since 2010 and was to be originally released this year.  It could, in fact, be set a few years ago when Maverick had just hit 30 years and was in that magical last month of service. 
 
In other news, China is not a fan of Maverick's jacket...

https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/22/media/top-gun-flags-intl-hnk/index.html
 
Spencer100 said:
Tom Cruise is 57, DOB July 03 1962

Original Top Gun 1986, Putting at  Maverick at 24
And here's a bit more on the whole age thing ...
... Could a real-world Capt. Mitchell still fly missions 33 years after audiences first saw the iconic naval aviator buzz control towers in the 1986 blockbuster “Top Gun”?

The short answer is yes, the Navy Personnel Command told USNI News on Monday. However, the scenarios run from unlikely to far-fetched.

The most straightforward answer to have a captain with 35-plus years of service is for the captain to have previous enlisted experience. In the case of Maverick, this scenario doesn’t fit with the movie’s timeline – Maverick was a lieutenant in 1986.

Another possible scenario occurs if there’s a break in service. For instance, perhaps at some point after the famous incident involving MiGs of uncertain origin over the Indian Ocean, as depicted in the first “Top Gun,” Maverick left active duty and did some time in the Navy Reserve. Then later, he returned to active duty. With more than five years in the reserves, Maverick could be pushing 37 years in uniform.

The final scenario for Maverick would be if he were retired but retained in service, a scenario that keeps individuals in uniform after reaching their statutory retirement. Generally speaking, cases of individuals being retired but retained are rare, but not unheard of, according to Naval Personnel Command ...
More @ link
 
Now we know why he never made it past Captain!
 

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SupersonicMax said:
Now we know why he never made it past Captain!

I must have seen that a dozen times now and it never fails to make me giggle. 
 
Its Hollyweird so anything is possible. Hollywood is all about remakes right now because they have a built in audience. The bit with the patches is a hat tip to China where they buy alot of US made films.
 
Chinese company is also heavily involved in film funding American films...
 
tomahawk6 said:
Its Hollyweird so anything is possible. Hollywood is all about remakes right now because they have a built in audience. The bit with the patches is a hat tip to China where they buy alot of US made films.

In this case, Tencent (a Chinese company) is one of the partners for monetary backing alongside Paramount. 
 
Second trailer:  Lots of Super Hornets, football, a flight safety incident in the making, and...and SR-72?!  :o

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIgYcrHiTgw&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR3AZfdW3hGOC8SLybo8lhTo8WgPJGI2FOLSNU80fPiQET5OUq9-lRWvNgk
 
Dimsum said:
Second trailer:  Lots of Super Hornets, football, a flight safety incident in the making, and...and SR-72?!  :o

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIgYcrHiTgw&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR3AZfdW3hGOC8SLybo8lhTo8WgPJGI2FOLSNU80fPiQET5OUq9-lRWvNgk
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All controlled by the unsung, invisible AWACS :)
 
daftandbarmy said:
Dimsum said:
Second trailer:  Lots of Super Hornets, football, a flight safety incident in the making, and...and SR-72?!  :o

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIgYcrHiTgw&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR3AZfdW3hGOC8SLybo8lhTo8WgPJGI2FOLSNU80fPiQET5OUq9-lRWvNgk
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All controlled by the unsung, invisible AWACS :)

Geez, does Mav get GooseII killed?
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-KfFOHMeqs
 
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