Tom Cruise addresses Sailors on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tyler Wheaton) The story behind how the Blue Angels persuaded Tom Cruise to take on the iconic role of Maverick in “Top Gun” …
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The Darkstar on display in a hangar at Edwards AFB (Image credit: USAF) Skunk Works division of Lockheed Martin created a fictional Darkstar hypersonic aircraft that is featured in the Top Gun: Maverick film. The aircraft featured in the opening scenes of the blockbuster movie is now on static display …
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Maverick and Hondo perform pre-flight checks on the Darkstar mockup. (Photo: Lockheed Martin) Skunk Works division of Lockheed Martin shares details about the creation of the Darkstar hypersonic aircraft featured in the film. The involvement of Skunk Works in the project had already been confirmed by the CEO of Lockheed Martin, James …
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The special outfitted Embraer Phenom 300E camera ship used to film Top Gun: Maverick – Credits: Embraer Top Gun: Maverick is loaded with IMAX-worthy high-speed footage of fighter jets dogfighting, dodging missiles, chasing through canyons, and zooming over snow-capped mountaintops. The movie’s action-packed aerial cinematography was filmed by a Melbourne-manufactured …
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Skunk Works division of Lockheed Martin shares details about the creation of the Darkstar hypersonic aircraft featured in the film. The involvement of Skunk Works in the project had already been confirmed by the CEO of Lockheed Martin, James Taiclet, in a post on LinkedIn after the world premiere of …
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Credits: The Late Late Show with James Corden / Youtube Tom Cruise is an American actor and producer famous known for Top Gun’s famous movies from back in the 80s. In real life, the millionaire Top Gun star Tom Cruise is reported to own anywhere from three to five private …
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Credits: Paramount Pictures The trailer of Tom Cruise’s long-awaited Top Gun sequel has been released, and it appears that the F-14 tomcat dogfight the Su-57 stealth fighter jet in Top Gun: Maverick. A brief scene from the newly released trailer for Top Gun: Maverick shows Bradley ‘Rooster’ Bradshaw – the …
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Credits: Paramount Pictures Top Gun: Maverick Release Date Delayed to November 19, 2021. Paramount Pictures has again changed the release date of the highly-anticipated aviation sequel Top Gun: Maverick. Originally set to debut in 2019 the Tom Cruise-led film will now hit the theaters in November. It was previously slated …
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Credits: Onbeatman / Youtube Paramount Pictures Released the First Official Trailer of Top Gun: Maverick on July 18, 2019. The hotly anticipated sequel to the 1986 Navy fighter flick Top Gun may have been delayed until 2021, but one enterprising YouTuber is keeping the excitement alive, and coincidentally, making me …
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Credits: Onbeatman / Youtube Paramount Pictures Released the First Official Trailer of Top Gun: Maverick on July 18, 2019. The hotly anticipated sequel to the 1986 Navy fighter flick Top Gun may have been delayed until 2021, but one enterprising YouTuber is keeping the excitement alive, and coincidentally, making me really wish …
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