
Grumman F-14 "Tomcat"
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TOP GUN: Did you know? - The iconic opening sequence of 1986's Top Gun features the aircraft carrier USS Ranger. - Paramount paid the US Navy $1.8m for access to locations including 3 other carriers, with F-14 flight time running roughly $7,600 per hour. - Stunt pilot Art Scholl worked on the aerial sequences of the film. - The setting for much of the ground operations is Naval Air Station Miramar.
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Naval Aviators describe carrier landings ("traps") like landing on a postage stamp. Instead of flaring to land gently like commercial pilots, they fly the jet at a constant optimum angle of attack and intentionally slam it into the deck at high speed to ensure the tailhook catches an arresting wire. It's literally a controlled crash.
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Top Gun fever met Sega arcade magic. In 1987 Sega released After Burner, a high-speed rail shooter that put players in the cockpit of an F-14 Tomcat. Designed by Yu Suzuki’s Studio 128 team, the game drew direct inspiration from the 1986 film Top Gun and placed the iconic swing-wing fighter at the center of the action. Players flew a third-person view of the Tomcat through 18 stages, blasting enemy aircraft with a rapid-fire Vulcan cannon and a limited supply of heat-seeking missiles. The arcade cabinet’s hydraulic motion and Super Scaler graphics made the high-G turns and afterburner runs feel intense. An upgraded version, After Burner II, arrived months later with throttle control and more stages. The game became a worldwide hit and one of the defining arcade experiences of the late 1980s. For many players it was their first close encounter with the F-14, turning the real Navy interceptor into a pixelated superstar long before Top Gun: Maverick revived the jet’s fame.
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