TOPGUN Maverick new trailer

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  1. Marso

    Marso High speed, low drag.

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  2. Ten Lubak

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    Is.....is he actually flying the F-18?
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    Yes.

    EDIT: Wait, are you asking if the character of Maverick is really flying a (movie) F-18, or are you asking of the actor Tom Cruise is really flying a real F-18 and that footage is in the movie?
  4. Ten Lubak

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    Fucking eh

    There's literally NOTHING Tom Cruise can't do

    Absolute legend
  5. Ten Lubak

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    The latter - is Tom Cruise literally flying an F-18 because it sure looks like it
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    Gotcha.

    Well, I would doubt it. But I've learned in this life that anything is possible.
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    Paladin Overjoyed Man of Liberty

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    I think he's in a two-seat variant of the F18 with a little dressing up to make the second seat look like the pilot's. He's syncing his motions to the pilot's, who is giving him cues through the headset.

    Or it's a really good visual effect. :shrug:
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  9. Marso

    Marso High speed, low drag.

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    Here's how they did it.

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    Did Tom Cruise nut himself at the end?
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    Forbin Do you feel fluffy, punk?

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    We used to have a staff artist (Dick Kramer) who painted Air Force jets for a living. He'd get rides in F-15s and take his own air-to-air reference shots. I occasionally begged him to take me along, but obviously the paperwork and training and such was out of the question. But he told me his biggest secret of how to be a good air-to-air photographer in a military jet while maneuvering - shove as many airsick bags as you can into every pocket, strap and harness on your suit. :lol:
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    Looks like they’re going to have a futuristic version of the SR-71 in the film.

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    And it comes with a Starfleet Delta?
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    That's the base of the stand it sits on.