Top Gun 2 - Maverick

gideonic · by **gideonic** » 30 Aug 2018, 08:52

I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if they only use the F-35C in the usual meme role: e.g. "too much technology, can't turn, can't run, etc" just to have F-18 save the day.

That sounds like a very appealing thing to do, for the lazy cliché-adverse hollywood screenwriters. Espescialy when considering what the public opinion about the F-35 still is.

Hopefully they'll do better. It's just that, if the F-35 and F-18 combo works as advertised in the movie, It's really hard to picture a worthwhile enemy. It should stomp anything ... no special Maverick-sauce required

durahawk · by **durahawk** » 13 Sep 2018, 03:19

Looks like Maverick's ride will be definitely be a Rhino.
An F variety no less, because what is Top Gun without the cockpit banter! :thumb:

https://revengeofthefans.com/2018/09/12 ... et-photos/

SpudmanWP · by **SpudmanWP** » 13 Sep 2018, 15:56

That makes sense as Red Air will always fly older generations of fighters.

hornetfinn · by **hornetfinn** » 14 Sep 2018, 07:01

Of course they could do HAL 9000 with F-35 Direct Voice Input system....

zero-one · by **zero-one** » 15 Sep 2018, 10:12

gideonic wrote:I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if they only use the F-35C in the usual meme role: e.g. "too much technology, can't turn, can't run, etc" just to have F-18 save the day.

I doubt that. The Navy is involved, "heavily" so I doubt they would make a lot of uninformed decisions regarding the F-35. And I remember reading a test pilot statement before saying that all F-35s turn great but the C variant is really special. Those big wings really bites down the air hard when turning.

gideonic wrote:I
Hopefully they'll do better. It's just that, if the F-35 and F-18 combo works as advertised in the movie, It's really hard to picture a worthwhile enemy. It should stomp anything ... no special Maverick-sauce required

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I can think of a few.
1. Everyone is convinced that they can kill enemies before being detected. But somehow ROEs or the sheer number of bandits force some to get close. Now its up to Maverick and Ice Man to teach the new pilots how to do it old school.

Come to think of it, killing bandits "long before they realize they were in a fight" was also a common tag line for the F-14 when it was new.

2. Adversary Stealth fighters push engagement ranges much closer, missiles are not as effective as originally expected, now Maverick needs to go old school.

3. Just put so many bandits out there.

spazsinbad · by **spazsinbad** » 25 Sep 2018, 10:57

Lotsa Dribble 'bout new TOPGUN movie - with F-35Cs: https://theaviationist.com/2018/09/20/i ... e-we-cant/

popcorn · by **popcorn** » 25 Sep 2018, 11:15

No way to they allow Cruise to pilot a SH.
I wonder what will replace the mythical MiG-28 as the bad guy?

element1loop · by **element1loop** » 25 Sep 2018, 11:32

popcorn wrote:No way to they allow Cruise to pilot a SH.
I wonder what will replace the mythical MiG-28 as the bad guy?

Upgraded Iranian F-5s

popcorn · by **popcorn** » 25 Sep 2018, 11:59

This...

zero-one · by **zero-one** » 25 Sep 2018, 12:11

If they'll use Flankers or Fulcrums as the bad guys then it has to be some kind of Rouge unit. And there has to be a prominent protagonist from the government of the badguys who plays a key role to help them. You know, to sell tickets in that country.

This is Hollywood, they can't make Chinese bad guys cause they need to sell this big time in China.
Russia maybe but they're gona need a Russian good guys.
Iran, maybe North Korea although that could be dicey

element1loop · by **element1loop** » 25 Sep 2018, 14:28

popcorn wrote:This...

Allahu Akbar!!!

:lmao:

zero-one · by **zero-one** » 25 Sep 2018, 17:24

^^ hey now. Not a muslim, but our Islamic brothers may find this a bit much.

SpudmanWP · by **SpudmanWP** » 25 Sep 2018, 18:04

popcorn wrote:No way to they allow Cruise to pilot a Sh.

The instructors always fly the older jets, so that only leaves the Classic or Super Hornet.

Maybe he'll fly the "last" operational F-14.

sprstdlyscottsmn · by **sprstdlyscottsmn** » 25 Sep 2018, 18:15

element1loop wrote:
popcorn wrote:This...

Allahu Akbar!!!

That's an Iranian "plane." Iranians speak Farsi not Arabic.

sprstdlyscottsmn · by **sprstdlyscottsmn** » 25 Sep 2018, 18:18

SpudmanWP wrote:
popcorn wrote:No way to they allow Cruise to pilot a Sh.

The instructors always fly the older jets, so that only leaves the Classic or Super Hornet.

Maybe he'll fly the "last" operational F-14.

Maybe he will have to FIGHT and KILL the last operational F-14s