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Top Gun 2

Another former pilot commenting on the trailer and while he is a lot more critical than the first commentator, he still thinks the movie will be great. He also states that even though they used actual aircraft in the filming, some of it is CGI and/or great editing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWCc1QHhnbI
 
Retired AF Guy said:
Another former pilot commenting on the trailer

Those commentary videos make my eyes roll back harder than goose hitting a cockpit.
 
Crossing my fingers, really hoping for 80s style cheeseball lines in this new one
 
daftandbarmy said:
All controlled by the unsung, invisible AWACS :)

AWACS?!?

They're Naval Air... shouldn't that be a Hawkeye?  Does the USAF have to have their fingers in everything?

Jointness my ass...
 
No need for AWACS when you have ADS-B...it isn’t just pilots who’ll become redundant with unmanned capabilities...  ;D
 
A bit of #AviationPorn "behind the scenes" ....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nz9lnIDdkMo
 
Or another example, a RCAF CC-177 coming out of Algeria, and appears to be landing west of Paris.
 

Attachments

AWACS is a capability not a particular aircraft.  The USAF fly an E-3C/G in that role, while other services have their own capability (ie Hawkeye for USN). 

ADS-B out is a game changer for sure - but the airplanes and missions that really don’t want to be seen will simply just turn off their entire transponder and disappear.
 
Retired AF Guy said:
Or another example, a RCAF CC-177 coming out of Algeria, and appears to be landing west of Paris.

Voyeur House TV? 
 
milnews.ca said:
A bit of #AviationPorn "behind the scenes" ....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nz9lnIDdkMo

Say what you want, but actually having the actors in the aircraft is pretty cool.
 
Agreed.  I was worried it would be a horrible Hollywood CGI hack job - where CGI today somehow looks worse than it did 10 years ago.  After watching the “making of” Top Gun 2 - looks slick!!    Regardless of how good the movie is, I’m supporting it regardless now that I see the effort put into it. 
 
CBH99 said:
Agreed.  I was worried it would be a horrible Hollywood CGI hack job - where CGI today somehow looks worse than it did 10 years ago.  After watching the “making of” Top Gun 2 - looks slick!!    Regardless of how good the movie is, I’m supporting it regardless now that I see the effort put into it.

You can tell it's an Air force movie because, you know, it never rains :)
 
daftandbarmy said:
You can tell it's an Air force movie because, you know, it never rains :)

*whispers* should we tell him that Top Gun is a movie about naval aviators?  :whistle:

;)
 
Dimsum said:
*whispers* should we tell him that Top Gun is a movie about naval aviators?  :whistle:

;)

Either way it’s just more fast-air naval-gazing.
 
Dimsum said:
*whispers* should we tell him that Top Gun is a movie about naval aviators?  :whistle:

;)

You mean, like, uh, there are armed forces somewhere in the world who recognize the maritime operations sphere as a unique specialization worthy of forming an air unit commanded by their Navy?

Whoa... head rush....  ;D
 
daftandbarmy said:
You mean, like, uh, there are armed forces somewhere in the world who recognize the maritime operations sphere as a unique specialization worthy of forming an air unit commanded by their Navy?

Whoa... head rush....  ;D

Although ironically, the second largest air force in the world is the US Army Aviation branch... :nod:
 
US Army aviation branch, or USN?

Hmmmmmmmm...time to dive into...wikipedia??  :dunno:
 
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