{"id":79785,"date":"2018-06-03T18:08:48","date_gmt":"2018-06-03T22:08:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=79785"},"modified":"2018-06-03T18:08:48","modified_gmt":"2018-06-03T22:08:48","slug":"top-gun-sequel-starts-filming-on-nas-north-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=79785","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Top Gun\u2019 sequel starts filming on NAS North Island"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nThe horrors we visit upon ourselves in the name of entertainment. To any knowledgeable of aviation in general, and Naval Aviation in particular, \u201cTop Gun\u201d was at best low comedy, a farce. Dozens of sites have picked it apart for fallacies and errors, here\u2019s a couple examples: <\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.wearethemighty.com\/articles\/79-cringe-worthy-technical-errors-in-the-movie-top-gun<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.moviemistakes.com\/film1312\/factual\/pageall<\/a><\/p>\n

My personal favorites are the seemingly unlimited amount of fuel the jets carry, same-same with the missile load-out resembling a Western Six-Shooter- they never run out of bullets, either. Best is the defensive tactic known as an \u201caileron roll\u201d to defeat cannon fire from the bogy on one\u2019s six- this looks cool but would merely distribute the incoming rounds equally along the airframe, and is roughly analogous to firing a shotgun at a pirotteing ballerina. <\/p>\n

Anyway, The Navy Times<\/a> gushes: <\/p>\n

Negative Ghost Rider, the pattern is full \u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

For years fans of the 1986 mega-hit \u201cTop Gun\u201d have debated on a sequel. Should the Air Force get a chance this time? Will the F-35 have a role?<\/p>\n

Answers: 1.) Sorry, Air Force, probably not; and, 2.) No Lightning here, Tom Cruise\u2019s teaser tweet showcased an F\/A-18E\/F Super Hornet.<\/p>\n

Cruise is on Naval Air Station North Island right now, completing the first of two days of filming at the San Diego base for \u201cTop Gun: Maverick.\u201d It\u2019s all Navy. The service has already completed a first review of an initial script draft and sent it back with requested revisions, DoD\u2019s entertainment office confirmed (but would not reveal what those revisions were.)<\/p>\n

Will Maverick face off against MiGs of unknown origin again over the Indian Ocean, or will he test the skies over the Spratlys in the South China Sea?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Spare me. Word on the street has an aging Cruise taking on Unmanned Combat Air Vehicles (UCAVs) in his single seat F\/A-18. Which is a shame, as Gooseman, his RIO in the first travesty, was about the only saving grace with his sarcastic wit and charm. Obviously, he had to go.<\/p>\n

The \u201cTop Gun\u201d sequel is one of several movies the Pentagon\u2019s entertainment office is involved in. The office is also supporting the upcoming movie \u201cFirst Man,\u201d about astronaut Neil Armstrong; next year\u2019s \u201cCaptain Marvel\u201d and the World War II Navy destroyer flick \u201cGreyhound,\u201d starring Tom Hanks.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Let’s hope for better days. Sorry, Mick. But it had to be told.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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