Fighter Pilot Breaks Down Every Fighter Jet From Top Gun: Maverick | WIRED

Navy fighter pilot Matthew "Whiz" Buckley breaks down the fighter jets featured in Top Gun: Maverick. Whiz, in incredible detail, explains everything you need to know about the iconic F-14A Tomcat, F/A-18 Hornet, P-51 Mustang, SU-57 and more. He also takes a critical look at the film itself. Just how realistic is Top Gun: Maverick?

Director: Maya Dangerfield
Director of Photography: Kevin Layne
Editor: Louis Lalire
Talent: Matthew “Whiz” Buckley

Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi
Associate Producer: Samantha Vélez
Production Manager: Eric Martinez
Production Coordinator: Fernando Davila

On-Site Producer: Carolina Sauer
Gaffer: Anthony Duckett
Audio: Justin Hall

Post Production Supervisor: Alexa Deutsch
Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant
Supervising Editor: Doug Larsen
Assistant Editor: Ben Harowitz

00:00 - “As a result of (Top Gun), everyone wanted to be a Navy fighter pilot!”
00:33 - F-14A Tomcat
02:00 - F/A-18 Hornet
04:20 - P-51 Mustang
05:06 - F-35A Lightning II
06:55 - SU-57 “Felon”
08:29 - Dark Star

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