The 3 o'clock direction is to the right; 9 o'clock would be the left. All radar surveillance is done by E-2C 'Hawkeye' radar planes. When Maverick is on the flight deck of the carrier a T2 Buckeye jet trainer, painted orange and white, taxis by behind him. : Nick Bradshaw 'Goose'" in this scene. Viper This is now an emergency aircraft needing priority handling and landing ASAP. Top Guntells the story of the titularU.S. Navy's Fighter Weapons School at Naval Air Station Miramar in San Diego, California. There are no points for second place. Status Maverick After Iceman's plane is strafed for the second time, Slider says it's OK both engines are running. When Maverick is launched on Alert Five, he is catapulted off the bow of the carrier. But the reflection on the canopy is clearly Maverick's helmet. As well as exploring the pair's rivalry,Top Gun alsofollows Cruise's Maverick as he strikes up a relationship with one of his instructors, Kelly McGillis'Charlotte "Charlie" Blackwood (inspired by civilian instructor Christine Fox). For Maverick it is just a matter of returning "home" (Stinger's presence shows it is the same squadron as in the first act of the movie) but it makes no sense that Iceman and the others would be reassigned during a brewing crisis. In the end, Maverick chooses to graduate from the program, though Iceman officially wins the TOPGUN Trophy. See 1:07:13. : Viper's past history with the Mitchell family means he knows how to get through to Maverick, which is why Maverick ultimately decides to not quit Top Gun, and the Navy. Niall can be found on Twitter @lordofthegray. Seeing his father as a hero as opposed to a loose cannon inspires Maverick to do the same, culminating in his rescue of Goose. He's the head honcho at Top Gun, and he was the first guy to win the coveted Top Gun trophy. He does so by pushing the throttles forward which in fact, would increase speed. 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. Yeah, he did it right Is that why you fly the way you do? He sees shades of Duke Mitchell (Maverick's father) in Maverick, and tells him so near the end of the film: VIPER: You're a lot like he [Maverick's father Duke], only better. They are not flexible, nor am I. 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. 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. Merlin tells Cougar that they are "way low on gas," while he taps his fuel gauge. Maverick Mav decides to go back and graduate with his Top Gun class. In the Vietnam era, her fighters were F-8Es. These shots and plane livery were originally made for the final flight. Every so often something comes along to challenge your expectations of what to expect from a particular form of entertainment. However, Mike "Viper" Metcalf (Tom Skerritt) knows that Maverick's father, Duke, was one of the best military aviators, and also that the general public doesn't know the specifics of his untimely death - which remains "Classified" information. At 1:07:23, Goose radios, "We're at six" while the he altimeter shows 2,200 feet. That rank is too junior for a TOP GUN slot. Maverick's tailhook retracts too quickly when he decides to rescue Cougar. At the time that the movie was filmed VA-25 flew A-7 Corsairs. Interestingly, these latter two feed almost directly intoTop Gun's pro-military ideology, causing many to believe the film to be little more than propaganda. 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. Jester and Viper read Maverick's report card which says, 'He's a wildcard. He finds out that Viper flew with his father. Viper. This is due to sustained major damage to the hydraulic system that powers the flight controls. What would be perhaps 2 minutes later, their coming inside for the long anticipated bedroom action, it's quite dark outside, as if it were and hour or more later. In USN terminology, a non-friendly surface radar contact is a "skunk". During most flight sequences, safety pins and star wheels on left top head box of Martin Baker GRU-7A ejection seat are installed. Jester There were bogeys like fireflies all over the sky. The last position of the encounter was at 150 miles. When Maverick pulls him upright, Goose's mask is unhooked from the right side of his helmet. When Maverick is in the flat spin he is above a rocky, desert area, yet somehow crash lands in the ocean nowhere near any desert terrain. : 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. There'd be no disgrace. When Maverick is launching from the carrier before the final battle, he goes directly into a roll when leaving ship. You gotta let him go. The canopy strike leading to Goose's death was, in fact, based around a real life incident, involving a test crew. Viper is a Vietnam War vet who flew a McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II along side Duke. What's on your mind? [to Maverick] Then when Maverick leaves a short while later, it is once again late evening. 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. This signal is given early in F-14 launch procedures, not right before launch. Originally thought to have been a deserter, Viper tells Maverick that he in fact saved three other planes in combat before dying himself. Viper Or a Ticonderoga Class class cruiser would control the fighters. But he is flying straight and level. Filming & Production Go get him." Physical description See at 35:52. Iceman suddenly appears next to Wolfman in the locker. The film's ending shows Maverick choosing to overcome it all, makingTop Gun's ending a happy one for the pilot, who finally fulfills his heroic potential. Viper confirms what Maverick had been imagining his whole life about his father. 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. It could end my career. Throughout the earlier stages of Top Gun, Maverick believes that his father was killed in action due to his own inability to follow orders. Maverick and Viper take a walk outside and Viper starts to tell some classified information. 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. 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. There would be a Rear Admiral of the Carrier Strike or Battle Group. However, at all times during this encounter, the MiG was flying straight and level. The following day, he learns that she is an astrophysicist and a civilian instructor at TOPGUN. Hollywood's plane is in front of Maverick's but when Maverick breaks away to go after Viper, it is the F-14 in front that pulls away. they would argue with a detailer and their new assignment will appear months later. Iceman and Hollywood are confronted by a squadron of six MiGs. Lt. Pete "Maverick" Mitchell, with RIO Nick "Goose" Bradshaw, manage to missile-lock one of the MiGs, and drives off the other who has moved in on the other plane in their element, flown by Lt. Bill "Cougar" Cortell and RIO LTJG Sam "Merlin" Wells. There was no danger. When the crew sings You've Lost that Lovin' Feeling, they omit the second verse, and change the line "But baby, baby I know it" to "But baby, believe me, I know it." : Maverick: My options, Sir. Numerous positional inconsistencies during the volleyball game. Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available from thestaff@tvtropes.org. WebViper played a huge role in helping Maverick overcome his failure Viper tells Maverick about how his father died a hero. Twice, Maverick 'hits the brakes' at 31:31 during the hop and 1:38:54. Trying to prove something? The peanut disappears and reappears between shots. 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. : : Both of the original markings are not real Tomcats squadron markings. And worse. His F-4 was hit, and he was wounded, but he could've made it back. While all Navy pilots must have NOMEX flight gloves with them, they are not required to (and in fact, do not always) wear them. Viper : Well, that's not something the State Department tells dependents when the battle occurred over the wrong line on some map. the squadron that Viper flew in with Maverick's father. portrayed by Mallory Jansen in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. His sunglasses are already on. However, Top Gun neglects to answer a handful of burning questions. (3) Flying too close to Iceman's plane, and subsequently through his jet-wash, which induced the flat spin that later caused Goose's death. Good luck. "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. Duke Mitchell Call the Ball." Although Maverick was officially cleared from blame by a board of inquiry, Goose's death triggered feelings of conflict in Maverick regarding his own father's mysterious demise, leaving him to grapple with grief, guilt, and the tragic repercussions of his reckless flight maneuvers and if he deserves to fly with the other Top Gun pilots. Maverick helps Cougar safely land his plane after disobeying orders to land his plane, and Cougar later turns in his wings, unwilling to go to his grave without actually meeting his own newborn child. Toward the end of the movie, when Maverick is waiting on "Alert Five," the camera cuts between Maverick in the cockpit and outside, where carrier crew are working on "his" plane. At the start where the F-14s encounter the Mig-28s and at the final dogfight, Stinger relies on one radar operator or air traffic controller to receive news. When Goose is playing "Great Balls of Fire" in the bar, the movement of his hands does not match the music. The real flight school has never had that trophy or anything like it, as the training is designed to encourage cooperation amongst the pilots. Viper During the "I lost him in the sun" dialogue during the opening carrier flight, the line of dialogue comes from the Cougar/Merlin plane. When Charlie and Maverick finally kiss, it is bright sunny out, early evening. Jester Had the seat, for whatever reason, been driven into the canopy, there was no way for the seat to break through the Plexiglass, and a collision would have resulted in serious injury or death of the affected crew member. : http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Recap/TopGun. You fly jets long enough, something like this happens. : In subsequent shots, he's apparently been demoted back to lieutenant junior grade. He arrives at Charlie's house with one on. First one dies, you die too. The 'RIOs as second-class citizens' vibe left the community with the F-4. The first, is the Antarctica Service Medal, which, while authorized for all branches of service, is typically only awarded to USAF transport crews who Antarctica support airlift missions. As a civilian employee she would have had a green DOD decal for her car. : During the final dog fight scene Maverick fires a missile at a MIG jet (the missile is launched from behind the MIG jet) and successfully blows off the left wing of the plane (as viewed from behind the plane). Maverick claims to have been in an "inverted" dive w/ the MiG-28. : I flew with your old man. Do you think your name will be on that plaque? WebViper : [after the first hop with Jester ends with Maverick shooting down Jester at the hard deck and Maverick doing a fly-by near a tower] Gentlemen You had a hell of a first Maverick defends his actions, saying he wasn't below for more than a few seconds. While on a date with Charlotte Blackwood at her home during a date. 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