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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