While watching the movie Top Gun there are many inaccuracies. Some of the most outlandish behavior are based upon events the actually happened to Lt. Cunningham during his naval career!
1) Communicating with the MiG.
2) “You’ve Got That Lovn’ Feelin,” that is how Lt Cunningham met his wife.
3) Buzzing the carrier were things Lt. Cunningham did.
The real inaccuracies are thing like;
A) “Charlie” did not interface with the pilots directly. It was the world finding out about Charlie at Top Gun that inspired the writers to write the script. She has earned a PHD in Astro-Physics and Mathematics! As an “air combat tactician” the closest she has come to fighter pilots is an observation flight on an E-2C to see how they function in relationship to directing aerial combat.
B) Cougar landing on the carrier so screwed up, look closely and you will see as he approaches, he gets the red “wave-off” lights!
C) Buzzing a tower at an air port.
D) Aerial combat Top Gun is not a personal -man on man type of thing.
E) In potential combat situations, more than two aircraft are kept airborne.
F) Both catapults break at the same time and, no heads rolled!!
These are just a few out of dozens of mistakes made in the name of entertainment!
Adrian
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July 5, 2005 at 8:58 am