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

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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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@jopo7996 10 aylar önce

When he said a jet was his first love before his wife, he was taking a highway to the danger zone

@mikotagayuna8494 10 aylar önce

More likely that's the exact reason why he took her breath away

@ncnn7110 10 aylar önce

She already knew

@emiliebyfuglien7967 10 aylar önce

I know.. I understand totally what he is saying.. my first love too.. My F/A-18 and still is.. that love will never disappear.. ❤️

@Secretname951 9 aylar önce

One of his first loves.

@user-jn7mv4gl1r 10 aylar önce

He’s what I imagine a fighter pilot to look like

@arbyjack2552 10 aylar önce

Old?

@Lee-One 10 aylar önce

@@arbyjack2552American

@santarosahero 10 aylar önce

Not in 15 years it will all be powered by AI.

@iscifion7122 9 aylar önce

@@santarosahero Well we're working on it.✌️

@marioelburro1492 9 aylar önce

@The Hacks-By-Jack Channel Russias already trying to incorporate ai systems into newer su-57s and im pretty sure USA and China are already on it. Definitely gonna be interesting to see all of them

@jamesdick2580 10 aylar önce

who could NOT smile at the sight of the P-51? absolutely iconic fighter!

@kingachuu 10 aylar önce

For real! For me, my favorite ww2 planes are F4U Corsair, P-51 Mustang, and the F6F Hellcat.

@jamesdick2580 10 aylar önce

@@kingachuu LOVE WW2 planes. i've heard that along with the Mustang, the Corsair, Hellcat, and the Warhawk were pretty good brawlers in the sky.

@riproar11 9 aylar önce

@@jamesdick2580 What is the purpose of ever saying "pretty good"? They were all excellent in combat and for strafing. US Air Force: "How well does the P-51 perform for combat use?" North American Aviation: "Pretty good". US Air Force: "Pretty good? Then we'll take 15,000 of them."

@jamesdick2580 9 aylar önce

@@riproar11 was talking about in terms of performance. some of the early models of the Mustang was great as a low altitude fighter, but as an all-around warplane, it just didn't have what was needed. The engine couldn't cope at high altitudes which made it less of a pure fighter. This meant it couldn't take on the roles it was needed for, such as being a long-range escort for bombers. though i'm sure most of those problems were solved when later models were equipped with the Rolls-Royce Merlin engine.

@liamweaver2944 9 aylar önce

@@kingachuu P-40 is cool too

@Mirage0153 9 aylar önce

I love how humble he is while downplaying the skill involved in flying these aircraft. True gentleman. Making it look easy but never being smug about it.

@demonicguard9539 3 aylar önce

if you can fly one of the planes in DCS you can probably do the same irl with little conversion needed

@lol-em6bj 27 gün önce

@@demonicguard9539the hardest part isnt flying the jet

@cleverusername9369 9 aylar önce

Not only does Tom own a P-51 Mustang, the Mustang featured in the movie is actually HIS personal Mustang.

@franciscs1604 6 aylar önce

Let’s not get confused between the pony car and the plane. 😅😅😅

@bertg.6056 5 aylar önce

True, and he was flying it.

@F-18Super 5 aylar önce

Not only that but he does legitimately fly it in the closing scenes

@jeffct87 5 aylar önce

Also the motorcycle he rides, that was in the first movie and here is his motorbike. He kept it after the first movie.

@maxwalker440 4 aylar önce

@@jeffct87 Also the F14 he flies, that was in the first movie and here is his jet. He kept it after the first movie.

@CadetClark1996 9 aylar önce

Last year, I happened to meet a former F-14 pilot who now flies Boeing 777s for a major U.S. airline. He was inspired to fly after the original Top Gun and he didn’t think he would be able to be an F-14 pilot. He really loved what he did! At some point, he was ready for a new job and decided to fly for one of the airlines flying passengers. He was super humble to the point where he paid for my hotel bus fee even though I told him he didn’t have to. He embodied the best of what the U.S. Navy has to offer!

@Gold_png 5 aylar önce

🫡

@jackturner214 3 aylar önce

Most everyone thinks that fighter pilots are dudes like Maverick (arrogant, cocky, "alpha" male types), but that wasn't most of the personnel in my squadron, and it certainly wasn't me; you want the person who makes it look easy without being a jerk about doing it.

@gregpierquet5818 3 aylar önce

Pilots in my squadron were cool. Invited us to their houses and cooked for us. Met the real Hollywood in my squadron.

@petrkrytinar5695 10 aylar önce

I like the guy. "I am not the sharpest tool in a shed." I like him much🙂. He even _looks_ to be a fighter pilot. Definitely a good choice for video like that.

@hansolowe19 10 aylar önce

I always love humility.

@Lee-One 10 aylar önce

@@hansolowe19yep, people lack it now days but always good to have, and much easier to talk to instead of some bone head.

@tunsies8131 9 aylar önce

The fact that he can say that suggests he's one of the sharper ones!

@hiratiomasterson4009 9 aylar önce

@@tunsies8131 Very true: if he says he's not the sharpest tool in the shed, then you can be sure the shed is full of MIT and CalTech PhDs...

@ironsmack10 2 aylar önce

Callsigns are given to you, usually with a story with your part. Him saying that make some really want to hear the story behind his callsign

@traviscummings9178 5 aylar önce

I've always had a special place in my heart for the F-14 Tomcat, courtesy of the Top Gun films, but mostly because of its overall appearance. Especially the way the wings pull in as it speeds up, as if it were a bird of prey pulling in its wings as it goes into a dive, about to swoop down on its prey

@brendan7632 4 aylar önce

I feel the same way about them. I’ve never seen one in person. Is it true they are beyond MASSIVE!? That’s what I’ve already heard if you compare them to other fighters

@mateibogdan.27 Aylar önce

I was to young for the movie Top Gun at that time, but i remember when i was a kid i watched Swat Kats cartoons, and still now remains my favorit, and i was really fascinated by the Turbokat jet that was inspired by The F-14 Tomcat. God, i really love to see that cartoon recreated with all the CGI nowadays.

@kaitlynoddie9649 10 aylar önce

“anybody can be a fighter pilot” except my dad who was one inch too tall to be accepted lmao

@joostvisser6508 10 aylar önce

This hit me in the feels man. The Dutch AF wants a max height of 193cm, I'm 194

@t.3465 10 aylar önce

@@joostvisser6508 get a haircut

@iamwritingrightnow8217 10 aylar önce

@@joostvisser6508 hydraulic press

@mark-ish 9 aylar önce

@@t.3465 im sure that was already considered.

@tysidaho 9 aylar önce

"Over air conditioned, with mountain dew and pizzas". That felt incredibly specific.

@hillbilly4895 9 aylar önce

"Designing stuff is easy, anyone can do it. Making stuff is really, really hard" ~ Elon Musk The guys/gals at Skunk do both all day and night long

@TuBui2 9 aylar önce

it's accurate

@nicholassmith7984 8 aylar önce

@@hillbilly4895 Because making a thing is where the design hits physical reality, and you learn just how dumb some ideas really are.

@hillbilly4895 8 aylar önce

@@nicholassmith7984 "Tell ya what, Sport. You show me how to violate at least 3 known laws of physics and I'll make you as many of these as you want" ~ Me, engaging with engineers for the past 35 years.

@nicholassmith7984 8 aylar önce

@@hillbilly4895 Exactly how I'd imagine it going.

@stephenhill1716 7 aylar önce

The Darkstar does indeed exist. It’s being (as far as WE know) referred to as the “Son of the Blackbird” with its actual name being “SR-72 Darkstar”. It’s 98’ long, with a comfortable operational ceiling of 80k feet (though I’m sure it can go higher), as well as bolstering potential Mach 6+ speeds. It was initially developed to be a UAV with the same missions as it’s predecessor, the SR-71 Blackbird. But that’s legit all us normal folks know about it, or think we know.

@sunshinething 7 aylar önce

What a legend. Humble, passionate, knowledgeable and with a great sense of humour. Very likeable guy.

@charlesmayberry2825 9 aylar önce

That reaction to the F/A-18. That's how I feel seeing them. I used to live near an airfield where the Blue Angels showed every year. The sound and feeling when they took off always blew my mind, and just watching what that plane was capable of always just hit me.

@spazzyshortgirl23 8 aylar önce

Oh Miramar?

@Thistasteslikeass 7 aylar önce

In Brisbane, Australia, there's this event every year called riverfire and it's always awe inspiring to FEEL the super hornets roar past and weave through the city and over the water. Back in the day, pre super hornet, the F111 had the ability to execute a fuel dump and burn which the hornet can't do sadly. You can find some insane clips of globe masters and stuff cutting between buildings, it's awesome.

@volcom05345 Aylar önce

I grew up in El Centro in the 90's and early 00's and saw the Blue Angels practice every year. I also really liked the F18 in Independence Day. My favorite jet for sure.

@makatron 8 aylar önce

Why WIRE, more of these down to earth breakdowns. I could listen this dude talk about jets for an hour without complaining.

@gumpy4960 10 aylar önce

F14 is one of my favourite jets, think it just looks fantastic with its wings swept back.

@Ayden784 9 aylar önce

When my grandpa was a aircraft mechanic in the Air Force that was the main plane he worked on until later on he was working on b52s and kc-135s but the f-14 was always his favorite. He as a plaque for keeping one running for a long time. (Sorry for the long reply!) (I meant f-4s sorry 🤦)

@dallasyap3064 7 aylar önce

@@Ayden784 Air Force doesn't operate the F-14.

@Ayden784 7 aylar önce

@@dallasyap3064 Ik I meant the f-4s

@Ayden784 7 aylar önce

@@dallasyap3064 I just didn’t realize I put f-14 until someone liked my comment than I felt like a fkn dumbass

@Ayden784 7 aylar önce

@@dallasyap3064 thanks for actually teaching me something, some people would just call me slow.

@GraceToo_ 10 aylar önce

I'm not into fighter jets and such movies but honestly I could listen to this guy talk about them all day

@sachgaming4509 9 aylar önce

hes very interesting

@28Pluto 6 aylar önce

Passionate, well spoken people are almost always worth listening to. Even if you might not be interested at by the subject at first.

@mightytitan1719 5 aylar önce

watch top gun you will fan of fighter jets

@absolutelyabsolute4671 9 aylar önce

I love how he's not biased and praised The Felon's capabilities.

@alfiehorn3583 9 aylar önce

I mean it’s not bias to say it’s not a stealth plane, there are hardly any of them and they’re basically just over-engineered target practice for an F 22

@dr.habibwizzy9546 9 aylar önce

@@alfiehorn3583 You still had to do it, didn’t you. Couldn’t resist your Hollywood propaganda

@alfiehorn3583 9 aylar önce

@@dr.habibwizzy9546 not bias, it literally is not a stealth aircraft

@tomaskovarik7966 9 aylar önce

"praised" literally repeated the propaganda capabilities, nothing to praise

@11Tits 8 aylar önce

@@dr.habibwizzy9546 POV you have not see the wings on the su-57 up close :husk:

@amandajoslin-kk5zc Aylar önce

My dad was telling me about the P-51 at our airshow this past weekend. He’s a retired air force loadmaster. We were lucky enough to have a world war 2 plane demonstrating its skills for us.

@TheAidanodian 8 aylar önce

The same exact failure that the dark star had happened to a blackbird test crew out over New Mexico. An engine failed, became a weight, ripped the plane apart. The backseater who ejected died but the pilot who stayed in the plane as it came apart (like maverick did) survived.

@sladeuselton 9 aylar önce

Wonderful person to be speaking for this video. Very transparent, even talking about making an F/A-18 nearly non airworthy. Love the bit at the end giving inspiration and hope for others wanting to become pilots.

@chriscubbernuss3288 9 aylar önce

I had no idea that if you walked up to an F-35, it would feel spongy. I always figured you would just be shot.

@CoffeeMatt10 9 aylar önce

😂

@MatthewAGilbert 8 aylar önce

I was able to walk within a few feet of one on display at an airshow (it was roped off). Wasn't able to touch it, but was very surprised at how small and fragile it looked -- though I realize that mainly has to do with the stealth requirements.

@BogeyTheBear 9 aylar önce

"When I was a kid, I had two big dreams of what I wanted growing up: To run my very own junkyard and to command a fighter squadron. Thanks to the Navy, I got to do both..."

@diogobfonseca 8 aylar önce

Wow! The Directional Infrared Counter Measure is crazy. I'd love to see a video of an aircraft using it. Loved the explanations!

@ZombiZohm 7 aylar önce

Certainly reminds me of Star Trek Point defense phasers

@orcashamudeluxeu567 5 aylar önce

I could be incorrrect but most modern day missiles are radar guided?

@Davidwilliams99762 10 aylar önce

Much respect for the down to earth pilot

@AnthonyMcqueen1987 3 aylar önce

There is no plane on this planet past or present as beautiful and more iconic than the F-14 Tomcat.

@onebravotango 2 aylar önce

Thank you for sharing your aviation experiences and insights. You're an inspiration to all who appreciate the remarkable world of aviation and have ambitions to become a fighter pilot. Thank you for sharing great information about G-LOC and the Ground Collision Avoidance System.

@charlesdavis545 9 aylar önce

I liked this. #Whiz you the man. I love how he said if you get into a dogfight, something's broken down, and that to be that tactically proficient after not flying that #Tomcat for that long would be a bit of a stretch.

@atticusbastow839 9 aylar önce

Whiz is such great talent. More videos with Whiz pls!

@JH09SUMIT 9 aylar önce

He's the most humble fighter pilot I've ever seen

@bronsonperich9430 7 aylar önce

I love this video. Good to hear a real-life Maverick talk about planes.

@tikitiki7610 6 aylar önce

wow!!!! thanks so much for explaining what was happening behind the scenes! have watched TGMav 6 times and always wonder if those amazing maneuvers were for real/ I love it, i love it, i love it, and now when i watch the movie over and over, thx to you, Whiz, I feel closer

@jessemorgan6422 9 aylar önce

Awesome insight on fighter jets!! Thanks for the break down.

@yolkiandeji7649 10 aylar önce

Should be listed as F-35C, considering its the Navy version.

@joostvisser6508 10 aylar önce

F-35 Airforce F-35 Carrier F-35 Barines

@anm10wolvorinenotapanther32 9 aylar önce

@@joostvisser6508 Ah yes, the USA 🅱arines

@AnAncientCatBoi 9 aylar önce

@@anm10wolvorinenotapanther32 Gotta love the US 🅱 a r i n e s

@HK416. 9 aylar önce

@@joostvisser6508 "Barines" 😂

@ethanloming001 9 aylar önce

Should've called the F-35 M then for correct spelling lol.😂😂😂

@doointhedoo 7 aylar önce

he's being humble because he's failing to mention that being a fighter pilot requires a very rare instinct most people don't have.

@Anlazo 9 aylar önce

Very humble, very articulate explanation, very cool guy.

@deathsicon 5 aylar önce

Like he said at the end, flying a modern fighter jet isn't all that difficult, however, fighting in a fighter jet is incredibly difficult

@kenbrown2808 Aylar önce

fun fact: back in the last century, a company in Texas has trainers rigged up for wargames. for a few thousands of dollars a person could co up in one and be in a mock dogfight. the press release said that non pilots actually did better in the dogfights than a traditionall trained pilot did, because the non pilots didn't know what they weren't supposed to do.

@RyanSheckler60 9 aylar önce

I’m kinda curious if we will ever get to the point where all the best parts of all these planes are combined into one plane

@njez7563 7 aylar önce

F35?

@anderarias 17 gün önce

What a nice guy. I love how humble he is.

@Sgt_Long_Dong 9 aylar önce

“Being in the air isn’t hard, it’s staying there that’s the hard part”

@Floor773 9 aylar önce

HAhaha underrated comment

@thetej1098 8 aylar önce

1:39 I absolutely LOVE how he properly pronounced the name of the country, not like how most stereotypical freedomlanders do. Kudos to him for that.

@icekidtvshorts4504 7 aylar önce

He was right about the SU-57 scene cause that fella could shoot down maverick before he even had a chance to see it

@panxinator644 8 aylar önce

I remember that when I was 14 or something my American uncle told me that his dad flew the F-14 Tomcat on the gulf of sidra incident, he was just joking about that but still it made me investigate about the Tomcat and besides it being an old plane that probably it will not fly I still loved it and the looks and the sweep wing design is beautiful.

@barrywhite8747 5 aylar önce

As a child movies like Top Gun and Iron Eagle made me like most wanting to fly, even as a child i knew it wasn't real as far as how actual life in the military but that didn't matter. They were amazing movies, even to this day in my mid 40's I still want to get my pilot's license but as with most things life always seems to get in the way. I loved Top Gun: Maverick this is a great video.

@colinubeh1180 4 aylar önce

He breaks it down into something so simple that everyone can understand. I like him.

@reivang7196 9 aylar önce

Never did it cross my mind that the Navy has its own fighter pilots, I just always thought it was the Air Force on the Navy ships.

@ST-cd8sv 9 aylar önce

The navy is the second largest Air Force in the world behind the actual Air Force

@AA-xo9uw 9 aylar önce

Been living a sheltered life haven't you.

@thetohoapologist4240 9 aylar önce

@@AA-xo9uw tf

@anti-ethniccleansing465 7 aylar önce

I had no idea either. I honestly wonder _WHY_ it is like that. Why the need for fighter pilots in the navy instead of the just Air Force.

@dallasyap3064 7 aylar önce

You'll be even more surprised to find that the Marine Corps has fighter jets too. Yeah, it's weird. But I doubt that the Marine Corps actually need it, given that Air Force and Navy have more than enough jets to establish air superiority and conduct close air support for infantry marines.

@andreypolovinkin7355 7 aylar önce

one of the most humble human beings and a real class act

@EmmettDia 7 aylar önce

I appreciate you for not immediately rubbish talk the Felon like any American fan does and stated some nice facts about it, Im not a fan but hate to see realities get shredded by blinded fans towards a nice piece of engineering, my love will always be the F14 followed by Su-27 and Mig-29 and JAS-39, I know a weird taste but then the felon is more than anyone thinks and it’s nice to meet someone despite being on the opposite side still acknowledging some special stuff about it, thank you

@dhirajshetty483 9 aylar önce

This Pilot's self deprecating sense of humor makes him perfect for the next Top Gun movie .... He's comic timing is perfect as would be his flying ☺️

@dallasyap3064 7 aylar önce

Actually the F-16 also a multirole came before the F-18. The Darkstar actually looks more similar to the design concept of the SR-72, that Skunk Works is developing or has completed development who knows.

@triplemoyagames4195 10 aylar önce

The SU-57 'Felon' Still has the best callsign of any aircraft

@Shadowed007 10 aylar önce

SU-27 ‘Flanker’ also sounds cool

@duitk 10 aylar önce

@@Shadowed007 NATO designations for soviet/Russian aircraft are cool, foxbat, backfire, bear are great as well. Although I still think Raptor and Spirit are awesome as well.

@Shadowed007 10 aylar önce

@@duitk i think all designations and callsigns are awesome.

@THE-BUNKEN-DRUM 10 aylar önce

The MIG-15 has the best 1, IMO. 😆

@c7623kamble 9 aylar önce

Spitfire imo

@ekuche8335 Aylar önce

This was an amazing breakdown!

@1down4upworkshop61 8 aylar önce

I still think that the F-14 Tomcat is one of the best looking fighter jets ....

@AllenMarshall 7 aylar önce

That was great and super interesting especially recently coming off the new Top Gun with jets and flying fresh in my imagination. Thanks!

@swfbutler 9 aylar önce

Had no idea the F-14 Tomcat was double the weight of a F/A-18 Hornet!

@zv7eket3 9 aylar önce

Actually the capabilities he presented to the F-35 and the Felon are just 5-th gen capabilities in general. Su-57 was created to counter the F-22 Raptor rather than F-35. If we want to compare F-35 to something Russian, it's better to pick a Su-75

@windrose5988 4 aylar önce

The wooden mock up of a plane that won't fly for half a decade at least?

@user-rs1fo2dd9b 8 aylar önce

never seen a guy sound so confident and so humble at the same time

@kalui96 9 aylar önce

Whoever edited this video must've been a gamer kid. But Mr. Buckley is fantastic. It's a shame the editing interjections were so annoying.

@fegasd 7 aylar önce

I like this guy. Very humble, honest and fun. Thank you mr pilot, it was a great video.

@azzyyy734 10 aylar önce

Wow, kudos and props to this pilot.

@Syndicate555 3 aylar önce

"If you have ended up in a dog fight these days, a lot of things have broken down. We know when the enemy pilot has left his house on the way to the air field."

@prelvas88 10 aylar önce

Representing South Jersey/Philly. Love it. You practically need to be a fighter pilot to survive driving over there

@peaty32 6 aylar önce

What a wholesome bloke.. No mate not everyone can do what you do 🍻

@user-id8iy3vm3g 3 aylar önce

I love how he's not biased and praised The Felon's capabilities.. "Over air conditioned, with mountain dew and pizzas". That felt incredibly specific..

@fakeaccount5888 7 aylar önce

Extraordinary man with all the knowledge to breakdown.

@goaboi 4 aylar önce

love how humble he is

@DavidSchilter Aylar önce

Yep, the legacy hornet (F/A-18A through D) is gorgeous! My fave design by faaaaaar.

@CallsignYukiMizuki 7 aylar önce

"The first thing I think of when I see the F-14 Tomcat is a target" "Pure love. Its the most beautiful airplane on the face of the planet" (on the Super Hornet) How can a man be so giga based

@Skrenja 7 aylar önce

Sorry, but the F-14 is the prettier plane by far.

@CallsignYukiMizuki 6 aylar önce

@@Skrenja No

@seangerrity9217 2 aylar önce

I would think he would specify that the F/A-18F Super Hornet is the aircraft, especially if it was his first love and he had 3k hours in it... Maybe mention that the aircrafts designation F/A-18 actually applies to 2 different aircraft.

@Pylon5Productions 9 aylar önce

You knew this guy had to have a Hornet background the way he was taking jabs at the Big Fighter! Cool breakdown Whiz.

@codystout5353 5 aylar önce

Back right after WW2 veterans could buy a P-51 for a dollar. The veterans could buy anything they wanted plus they were able to keep their weapons.

@sano0311 9 aylar önce

These are the pilots US military needs. These are the fellas crazy enough to do what many of us refuse to do.

@MomoAbelard 6 aylar önce

My dad crashed a plane into the superstructure of a carrier early in his career. Think it was a mustang. Still made 3-star Admiral!

@kicknight3302 8 aylar önce

Awesome guy, he should have his own channel ;)

@user-kf7oq6uw8f 10 aylar önce

What a positive guy. I expected some US superiority propaganda but was pleasantly surprised.

@cud0s 9 aylar önce

There’s no denying of us airforce and navy superiority in air power

@jackson857 9 aylar önce

When he talked about the F/A-18 Hornet I was a little confused as he said, "A single seat twin engine aircraft" but we see in the movie that some of them are twin seats with a pilot in the front and a Weapons system officer in the back. So are they also F/A-18 Hornet aircraft just with twin seats or are they F/A-18F Super Hornets?

@Murph_gaming 9 aylar önce

The F/A-18 Hornet is no longer in service and the Super Hornet took its place. There are two models of the Super Hornet the E which is a single seat and the F which is a two seater.

@AA-xo9uw 9 aylar önce

@@Murph_gaming "The F/A-18 Hornet is no longer in service"(sic) In CVWs. The Legacy Hornet still serves in aggressor squadrons and in FMF VMFA squadrons.

@MikoyanGurevichMiG21 9 aylar önce

@@AA-xo9uw also in the Spanish Air Force, Finnish Air Force, Swiss Air Force, Malaysian Air Force, and the Canadian Air Force ( as the CF-18 Hornet).

@dallasyap3064 7 aylar önce

@@MikoyanGurevichMiG21 I believed he meant no longer in service with the Navy.

@noahraines992 4 aylar önce

So the f/a-18 superhornet has 3 variants the e which is the single seat the f which is the twin seater and the e-18 g which is the growler ie a superhornet that is exclusively used for sead and electronic warfare. They are all technically the same plane just with sub classes. Think of a car or truck f150 single cab vs super cab vs a crew cab

@michellecarpenter1519 2 aylar önce

Neat guy.Could listen to him talk all day. So fascinating .

@b-reel 9 aylar önce

Such a humble skilled pilot..

@Gendonramsay 9 aylar önce

He's missing the best jet ever produced in top gun universe, the mighty MiG-28!

@JB-wq7cv 7 aylar önce

Underrated comment Fr

@just_some_bigfoot_hacking_you 9 aylar önce

I'm still sad that F-14 TC didn't receive a new gen :(

@paridocxs6268 9 aylar önce

The pilot was somewhat wrong about the F- 18 it’s actually called the F/A-18 SuperHornet and isn’t a single seater some versions have 2 seats

@sirclifforddrakemalcolmjac5870 8 aylar önce

GOOD MAN!!!! Pure love is GD right!! FA18 is my favorite too!!😊😊 Everybody is always talking about how awesome the F22 & F35 are! And they ARE, but the Hornet/Super Hornets just give me a tingle!! I am kindof a blue angels fanboy too so maybe that has something to do with it!!😂😂 Thats awesome he brought them up too! Now that he says it, im not surprised they had to do with filming that movie!! Blue angels are #1!! I was born in pensacola and anytime i go back there i always try and see them, also you can see them practicing sometimes too!! So frickin cool!!😁😁

@kristofferrer 9 aylar önce

that was informative, humbling and inspiring all at the same time.

@justinmas299 10 aylar önce

Humility is rare and good lord not everyone can or should do "it"

@icun2212 10 aylar önce

10:34 this gentleman is low profile, he is so good flying under the radar

@thomashanson6603 10 aylar önce

5:20 I don't want to contradict him because I'm certainly less experienced, but I'm fairly confident that the F-35A doesn't have thrust vectoring of any kind. Slightly confused why he would claim that.

@jesselioce 10 aylar önce

Prob thinking of the f22

@n0steeze 10 aylar önce

More likely he had the F-35B on mind, or simply a mix up. That one definitely has thrust vectoring while 35A and 35C do not.

@thomashanson6603 10 aylar önce

@@n0steeze True, but if I'm correct, the F-35B uses thrust vectoring solely for vtol, which still doesn't match his description.

@veramae4098 10 aylar önce

There have been some changes to the F-35 software that allowed different, ummm, behavior. Not a pilot, just a Retired Librarian interested in everything.

@n0steeze 10 aylar önce

@@thomashanson6603 Yeah I believe you're right, was more focused on the F35 and thrust vectoring than on what claims he actually made.

@des8559 9 aylar önce

Wow, love it---especially the final note

@ark8848 4 aylar önce

Dark star does exist. It’s based off the SR 72 Son of Blackbird which is currently in production

@albrayne9770 8 aylar önce

Man I wish the F15 and F22 were shown

@josephandrews8483 2 aylar önce

There were many many cooks but my dear friend Bunky was a cook for many years on the Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier,,, he had a lot of cool cool stories!!

@jamesdick2580 10 aylar önce

and about the Su-57 "Felon"...i heard that a fully-loaded Su-57 would not have been able to pull that Cobra maneuver too well unlike an unloaded one.

@CallsignJoNay 9 aylar önce

Only someone with 3000 hrs in the Super Hornet could think that monstrosity is beautiful. 😆

@AlexCatable 3 aylar önce

Haha, good one! I too think Hornet is on the uglier side of the spectre. He is still better looking than anything delta eing European, but falls way behind Tomcats, Eagles, Vipers, Raptors and ofc Flanker family and their relatives.

@youerny 3 aylar önce

The last quote is nice and modest. Nice guy, even if he’s soldier

@pralayaryan 4 aylar önce

he may not be the smartest kid as he said but he sure is the nicest kid .

@poonprawatyotin1023 2 aylar önce

Blue angles by the way is referring to a group of skilled aviators that do air shows.And yes I am a PTFS player

@rpsnider85 4 aylar önce

I got to load armament onto fighters, specialized in 16s, but also loaded on 15s, 10s, and 22s. There's a reason they didn't feature a 22 in that movie, itd have ate everything up with ease. That thing is a total monster...straight out of every opposing pilots nightmares, there's nothing they can do to avoid a 22 deciding to end them. The SU-57 is similar to the 35 but it's not actually a STEALTH jet, it's low visibility, very different. Which is why a skilled 35 pilot could take one down fairly easily and why a 22 would absolutely curb stomp it

@Scalabrio 2 gün önce

The F-22 it's not a navy fighter 😅. That's the reason it wasn't featured in the movie

@Murph_gaming 9 aylar önce

The F/A-18 in the film is the E/F Super Hornet. The E variety is a single seat fighter and the F is a two seat fighter, also I thought the SU-57 was based off the F-22?

@BlackOpSource 8 aylar önce

The Su-57 is meant to be a competitor to the F-22; how close it really is depends on how much RT you watch. Design wise its closest relation is the Su-27 family. The "F35ski" is the Su-75, which hasn't flown yet.

@joshuastefanick4806 8 aylar önce

They used F in the movie cause there were flight instructors helping the actors

@franciscs1604 6 aylar önce

@@BlackOpSource “RT”?

@RichardHillUK 6 aylar önce

@@joshuastefanick4806 Helping, the instructors flew the aircraft. The actors never touched the controls as civilians aren’t allowed to fly active Navy aircraft.

@co_bby 10 aylar önce

at 8:02 i felt it when he said " if i was the SU-57 driver"

@shadhinov 5 aylar önce

hardened men at the top of their excellence are always so humble and soft spoken.

@bradhedgehog12 9 aylar önce

I know Some of them Wiz. I love the Tomcat. My favorite ever. The Hornet is my Second favorite. Yep The Mustang. Awesome fighter. Lucky for Cruise. I had a Liking for the F-35 Lighting 2. It’s awesome it can Operate on Aircraft Carriers.