Top Gun Question

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(05-29-2020, 03:09 PM)Beaker Wrote: The two things that made me smh in that movie:

1. In the beginning of the movie when he goes inverted to flip off the MiG, they show the canopies nearly touching. If that were the case, the vertical stabilizers would be in contact...can't happen.

2. In the part where Maverick shoots down Viper, but it doesn't count because he went below the 10,000 ft hard deck. Several times during that sequence, you can see the  mountains in the background...from the side. Shouldn't happen if you're supposed to be conducting operations above 10,000 ft.

Yep and there's a  half a dozen more I can think of just off the top of my head. 

Mig 28's = F5

Mig's are all odd numbered anyways

There isn't a top gun trophy

The bald headed guy that plays the CAG, in a couple scenes they show him with the command at sea pin on his uniform, it's missing in others. The only person that wears that pin is the Captain of the ship. They have the CAG being a commander = to a Lt. Colonel in Army which is possible. However the Captain of an aircraft carrier, at least to my knowledge is always a Navy rank Captain which = Full Colonel in Army rank.

It's confusing I know but the rank Captain and the title Captain are two different things in the navy. You can have the title Captain of a usually smaller ship and have the actual rank of Lt. Commander.

The battle scenes will show an F-14 loaded with missiles in one shot and none in another, then back to full load etc.

At the briefing at the beginning of fighter weapons training Jester makes the statement something like the planes you'll be flying against (F5, A4's) are "lighter, faster, and more maneuverable". Umm the F14 would due mach 2.3 The F5 about mach 1.6 and the A4 is subsonic except maybe in a dive.

A statement is said about Kelly McGillis "she's a civilian so you do not salute her" ummm they wouldn't need to be told not to salute a civilian.

You're never outside in uniform without a cover - hat

I mean you could go on and on and on. But the truth is like 98% of military movies and action movies this is true about.

Private Ryan which is a much more technically accurate movie can likewise be ripped to shreads. But where are you going to get a working Tiger tank at ?