captain america Posted December 22, 2018 Posted December 22, 2018 https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/navy-dream-f-14-tomcat-coming-out-retirement-movie-39537 Quote
TehPW Posted December 23, 2018 Posted December 23, 2018 at 1:00 into the video (from that article) I see a turbine hose (used to supply pressure air for air starts for F-14s and other Vietnam-era A/C). I assume the machine they are gathered around is the airstart unit itself but I wonder: is it there for effects/sh*ts&giggles or does that Tomcat have cans that light up? Very Curious... its obviously not Navy GSE (we used legacy GTC-85 [as well as the A/M47 A-3] and NCPP-105 [ or the A/M47A-4] for shore duty starting)… still I'm insanely curious why that machine is there? Quote
AN/ALQ128 Posted January 30, 2019 Posted January 30, 2019 https://twitter.com/CourtneySweeden/status/1090256196286775296 Quote
Wolf-1 Posted January 30, 2019 Posted January 30, 2019 On 12/31/2018 at 8:51 PM, sh9000 said: That's a nice nod to Goose's original helmet, seems to be missing the eagle as on Maverick's. Supposed new call signs, according to The Hollywood Reporter: PHOENIX, SLAYER, BOB, CYCLONE, LARDO, AMELIA FKA MIRIAM, PAYBACK, FANBOY, HARVARD & YALE, VIKING, COYOTE. Quote
captain america Posted January 30, 2019 Posted January 30, 2019 Why does Maverick look younger than Goose Jr? Quote
AN/ALQ128 Posted January 30, 2019 Posted January 30, 2019 59 minutes ago, captain america said: Why does Maverick look younger than Goose Jr? The power of Scientology, I guess. Quote
anime52k8 Posted January 30, 2019 Posted January 30, 2019 1 hour ago, AN/ALQ128 said: The power of Scientology, I guess. All hail Lord Xenu! Quote
Sildani Posted January 30, 2019 Posted January 30, 2019 What happens when you finally go All Clear. Quote
kalvasflam Posted January 30, 2019 Posted January 30, 2019 (edited) Let's put it this way, if Tom Cruise manages to make movies for another 80 years, good stuff like the first Jack Reacher, or the MI series, or some other similiar movies, would you not enjoy that? Think about all of the other action heroes from the 80s and 90s, Bruce Willis done, Arnie Pooh, over the hill, Stallone, is he still alive, Harrison Ford, OMG, can't believe they offed Han...hmmm, in retrospect, Thank God. Isn't it amazing that Cruise is still doing movies at the level he is doing? Edited January 30, 2019 by kalvasflam Quote
TangledThorns Posted January 30, 2019 Posted January 30, 2019 3 hours ago, kalvasflam said: Let's put it this way, if Tom Cruise manages to make movies for another 80 years, good stuff like the first Jack Reacher, or the MI series, or some other similiar movies, would you not enjoy that? Think about all of the other action heroes from the 80s and 90s, Bruce Willis done, Arnie Pooh, over the hill, Stallone, is he still alive, Harrison Ford, OMG, can't believe they offed Han...hmmm, in retrospect, Thank God. Isn't it amazing that Cruise is still doing movies at the level he is doing? Tom Cruise does get better with age. I actually never cared for his acting back in the 80s and 90s. It wasnt until Minority Report that I started to like Tom Cruise. Edge of Tomorrow is one my favorite films too, Tom really owns the roles he plays. Quote
peter Posted February 1, 2019 Posted February 1, 2019 On 1/30/2019 at 3:53 PM, TangledThorns said: Tom Cruise does get better with age. I actually never cared for his acting back in the 80s and 90s. It wasnt until Minority Report that I started to like Tom Cruise. Edge of Tomorrow is one my favorite films too, Tom really owns the roles he plays. He was awesome in both those movies (Minority Report and Edge of Tomorrow). I even liked him in the Jack Reacher series. Quote
peter Posted February 1, 2019 Posted February 1, 2019 (edited) And of course.....yo homie Edited February 1, 2019 by peter Quote
AN/ALQ128 Posted February 15, 2019 Posted February 15, 2019 More Top Gun news! http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/26505/an-f-14-tomcat-has-returned-to-the-deck-of-an-operational-carrier-for-top-gun-2-production Quote
505thAirborne Posted February 15, 2019 Posted February 15, 2019 The F-14 is back where she belongs!! And yes I know, it's not an operational aircraft. Quote
JB0 Posted February 15, 2019 Posted February 15, 2019 8 minutes ago, 505thAirborne said: And yes I know, it's not an operational aircraft. That's just what they want you to think. The reason the F-22 and F-35 have been so long-delayed and over-budget is that they are actually an elaborate cover for a refurbished and modernized fleet of F-14s. It's a very convincing ruse, I grant, but there's a few tells if you're paying attention. I mean, no one would ACTUALLY put a fighter into operational service with non-functional weaponry... unless it was never really intended to be an actual fighter! Quote
505thAirborne Posted February 15, 2019 Posted February 15, 2019 58 minutes ago, JB0 said: That's just what they want you to think. The reason the F-22 and F-35 have been so long-delayed and over-budget is that they are actually an elaborate cover for a refurbished and modernized fleet of F-14s. That's been my theory for many years now. Quote
TehPW Posted February 15, 2019 Posted February 15, 2019 I'm shocked someone bothered to keep/maintain at least one of the F-14's AC slings. I've only seen the sling once (when I was stationed at Point Mugu, a flight of F-14's was operated by VX-9, so AIMD owned and maintained most of the PSE required to support the F-14)… and it was renown to be a pain to dissemble for a 52 or 104 Week PM... Quote
slide Posted February 15, 2019 Posted February 15, 2019 Just now, TehPW said: I'm shocked someone bothered to keep/maintain at least one of the F-14's AC slings. I've only seen the sling once (when I was stationed at Point Mugu, a flight of F-14's was operated by VX-9, so AIMD owned and maintained most of the PSE required to support the F-14)… and it was renown to be a pain to dissemble for a 52 or 104 Week PM... Since it's not an operable airframe, do they require said specific sling to ensure they don't bend it? If there's no engines [radar, avionics, fuel, etc] in her it would presumably be pretty easy... no?. Quote
Thom Posted February 16, 2019 Posted February 16, 2019 I wonder if that F-14 might be for flashback scenes? Maybe Mav has to get over some trauma that happened a decade or so earlier, and now he's just getting back into the hot seat. As for flying F-14s, it's a shame we can't buy back the ones from Iran and get them flying the airshow circuit. Quote
slide Posted February 16, 2019 Posted February 16, 2019 21 minutes ago, Thom said: I wonder if that F-14 might be for flashback scenes? Maybe Mav has to get over some trauma that happened a decade or so earlier, and now he's just getting back into the hot seat. As for flying F-14s, it's a shame we can't buy back the ones from Iran and get them flying the airshow circuit. He literally wouldn't re-engage an active dogfight until Goose's dog-tags told him to.............................yea... I'd say there's some trauma to be dealt with. Maybe if we were all better friends with Iran [LOL] they wouldn't have had to chop up all the USN 'Cats... then maybe a couple may have made the civilian market and the show circuit. Quote
kalvasflam Posted February 16, 2019 Posted February 16, 2019 2 hours ago, Thom said: I wonder if that F-14 might be for flashback scenes? Maybe Mav has to get over some trauma that happened a decade or so earlier, and now he's just getting back into the hot seat. As for flying F-14s, it's a shame we can't buy back the ones from Iran and get them flying the airshow circuit. Offer a high enough price, I'm sure they'll sell it to whomever. Just look at the Varyag... excuse me Liaoning. But with Hollywood magic, you can get Mav back in the cockpit of a F-14 for the finale. Ideally one loaded with 6xAIM-54 which he can ripple off in a fractional itano circus kind of way before engaging in a lot of gratuitous ACM, and using the Tomcat's often forgotten M61 in spectacular fashion. Quote
TehPW Posted February 16, 2019 Posted February 16, 2019 10 hours ago, slide said: Since it's not an operable airframe, do they require said specific sling to ensure they don't bend it? If there's no engines [radar, avionics, fuel, etc] in her it would presumably be pretty easy... no?. Even with the load being less than a fully equipped plane, you still have to get the plane on the flight deck. that requires a crane and a sling of some sort. fabric bands could work but a proper sling used to bolt into lift points on the airframe is best... Quote
slide Posted February 16, 2019 Posted February 16, 2019 (edited) 32 minutes ago, TehPW said: Even with the load being less than a fully equipped plane, you still have to get the plane on the flight deck. that requires a crane and a sling of some sort. fabric bands could work but a proper sling used to bolt into lift points on the airframe is best... I've always wondered about that... where are the lift-points on a tomcat? what panel are they under and are they marked on the outside with a warning symbology or does that crap get painted over as soon as they're at-sea? [I know that cat's got their backs painted "tomcat blue" when on deployment, so they likely got painted-over, eh?] Edited February 16, 2019 by slide Quote
AN/ALQ128 Posted February 16, 2019 Posted February 16, 2019 1 hour ago, kalvasflam said: and using the Tomcat's often forgotten M61 in spectacular fashion. And maybe even with appropriate visuals and SFX instead of the rather puny "ratatata" stock machinegun sound effects from the OG Top Gun. Quote
slide Posted February 16, 2019 Posted February 16, 2019 (edited) 38 minutes ago, AN/ALQ128 said: And maybe even with appropriate visuals and SFX instead of the rather puny "ratatata" stock machinegun sound effects from the OG Top Gun. Yea, they REALLY undersold the F-5's MIG-28's fire-rate Edited February 16, 2019 by slide Quote
Thom Posted February 16, 2019 Posted February 16, 2019 11 hours ago, slide said: He literally wouldn't re-engage an active dogfight until Goose's dog-tags told him to.............................yea... I'd say there's some trauma to be dealt with. Maybe if we were all better friends with Iran [LOL] they wouldn't have had to chop up all the USN 'Cats... then maybe a couple may have made the civilian market and the show circuit. He got over that real quick!! He was even hugging his new best-mate Madmartigan! Mav was fine after that! Quote
AN/ALQ128 Posted June 26, 2019 Posted June 26, 2019 2 hours ago, Bolt said: Still a year away.. I hope it does well and kickstarts a new surge in interest for combat aviation-centric fiction. Maybe once Tatsunoko and BW finally wrestles Macross away from HG in America we'll get a proper Hollywood adaptation. Seeing the VF-1 on the big screen would be a treat. Quote
Thom Posted June 27, 2019 Posted June 27, 2019 4 hours ago, AN/ALQ128 said: I hope it does well and kickstarts a new surge in interest for combat aviation-centric fiction. ..... Maybe they'll remake Iron Eagle! Quote
kalvasflam Posted June 27, 2019 Posted June 27, 2019 Oh no, not Iron Eagle. I have to say though, with the current superhero fetish, the US Military has taken a backseat. I do hope TG2 helps to make things more interesting again with military oriented action movies. Quote
Thom Posted June 27, 2019 Posted June 27, 2019 (edited) 21 hours ago, kalvasflam said: Oh no, not Iron Eagle. I have to say though, with the current superhero fetish, the US Military has taken a backseat. I do hope TG2 helps to make things more interesting again with military oriented action movies. Oh c'mon, that soundtrack!! Edited June 28, 2019 by Thom Quote
electric indigo Posted June 27, 2019 Posted June 27, 2019 In the meantime, you can watch the sequel to "Pearl Harbor"...kinda Quote
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