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ZR1cliff said:
shalmaneser said:
ZR1cliff said:
andrewws said:
This film has one of the best opening sequences you will ever see, downhill from there I'm afraid. I'll be your wingman anytime, yuk....
One of the best opening scenes even if it only lasts a few minutes, the rest of the film is BS.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEvPoN8xIu0
one of the best films, evaaaaaaa!
Just revel in it's hilarious campness - it's great!
Shame really as TC can be an excellent actor when he's not posing - cue good films like 'A few good men'
As far as I know, very few Folland Midges were ever built - it might only have been the one.
The original single seat fighter version of the Gnat evolved from the Midge. The two seat trainer Gnat T1 evolved from the Gnat F1. In the 1970s, the Indians built a "Super Gnat" called the Ajeet.
The original single seat fighter version of the Gnat evolved from the Midge. The two seat trainer Gnat T1 evolved from the Gnat F1. In the 1970s, the Indians built a "Super Gnat" called the Ajeet.
Sciroccology said:
Eric Mc said:
the Indians built a "Super Gnat" called the Ajeet.
And the Irish built one called the Eeejit.The Irish, of course, never used Gnats but there is an Irish Connection to the Gnat story.
When the RAF No.4 Flight Training School at Valley in North Wales re-equipped with Gnats around 1964 os so, they had a special one-off Gnat simulator delivered. The simulator was contained in its own "caravan" trailer type device and was to be parked on the airfield. What no one had checked was whether the truck and trailer would fit across the Menai Bridge. Needless to say, when they arrived at the bridge it was discovered that it was too wide.
After a lot of head scratching, it was decided to take the vehicle to Liverpool, pop it on the Dublin ferry, cross to Dublin and then put the whole contraption on to the Dun laoghaire - Holyhead ferry. It was then a short four mile hop from Holyhead to Valley.
Of couse, at the time, no news of this "solution" was ever leaked to the media because neither the British or Irish governments wanted anyone to know of this "collusion".
Edited by Eric Mc on Monday 23 February 08:30
Eric Mc said:
Jasandjules said:
Soundtrack is good, but it irritates me using F5s as Mig 21s.
Not too many MiG 21s were available to use in films in 1986.holy cow ..............Eric MC makes a mistake !!!
In the Film the quote was about Mig 28's not Mig 21's
""In the 1986 movie Top Gun, Lt. Pete "Maverick" Mitchell (Tom Cruise) squared off against MiG-28""
Here is a Mig 21 from 1959 -
and a Northrop F-5 as used as the Mig 28's
normal service will be resumed ........when Eric has had a cup of tea !!!
Edited by DBSV8 on Monday 23 February 08:36
DBSV8 said:
Eric Mc said:
Jasandjules said:
Soundtrack is good, but it irritates me using F5s as Mig 21s.
Not too many MiG 21s were available to use in films in 1986.holy cow ..............Eric MC makes a mistake !!!
In the Film the quote was about Mig 28's not Mig 21's
""In the 1986 movie Top Gun, Lt. Pete "Maverick" Mitchell (Tom Cruise) squared off against MiG-28""
Here is a Mig 21 from 1959 -
and a Northrop F-5 as used as the Mig 28's
normal service will be resumed ........when Eric has had a cup of tea !!!
Edited by DBSV8 on Monday 23 February 08:36
Using the Northrop was a good solution as the USAF used F-5Es as "surrogate" MiGs in the aggressor squadrons. There was a unit of these F-5s fully painted in Soviet colours based at Alconbury in Suffolk. They got into trouble for performing mock attacks on Air Anglia F-27s on their way into Norwich airport. Must have been good fun for the passengers.
williamp said:
cazzer said:
Forgot to mention I've been in the Bar in San Diego 
As you were.
Can you tell me where it is/ We're on our honeymoon there in August and I'd love to go....As you were.
It's a pretty well known tourist trap though so just about any taxi should know how to get you there.
You will be dissapointed though cos even though they used the exterior in the film, the interior was a set (or at least looks nothing like).
cazzer said:
williamp said:
cazzer said:
Forgot to mention I've been in the Bar in San Diego
As you were.
Can you tell me where it is/ We're on our honeymoon there in August and I'd love to go....As you were.
It's a pretty well known tourist trap though so just about any taxi should know how to get you there.
You will be dissapointed though cos even though they used the exterior in the film, the interior was a set (or at least looks nothing like).
Interior was a studio set. When I was in that bar though, mid 90's, they had tried to make it look a bit like the movie version. Was feckin' expensive as well.Chainguy said:
cazzer said:
williamp said:
cazzer said:
Forgot to mention I've been in the Bar in San Diego
As you were.
Can you tell me where it is/ We're on our honeymoon there in August and I'd love to go....As you were.
It's a pretty well known tourist trap though so just about any taxi should know how to get you there.
You will be dissapointed though cos even though they used the exterior in the film, the interior was a set (or at least looks nothing like).
Interior was a studio set. When I was in that bar though, mid 90's, they had tried to make it look a bit like the movie version. Was feckin' expensive as well.
tty and smells.
cazzer said:
Chainguy said:
cazzer said:
williamp said:
cazzer said:
Forgot to mention I've been in the Bar in San Diego
As you were.
Can you tell me where it is/ We're on our honeymoon there in August and I'd love to go....As you were.
It's a pretty well known tourist trap though so just about any taxi should know how to get you there.
You will be dissapointed though cos even though they used the exterior in the film, the interior was a set (or at least looks nothing like).
Interior was a studio set. When I was in that bar though, mid 90's, they had tried to make it look a bit like the movie version. Was feckin' expensive as well.tty and smells.San Diego was great fun though, one of the few places I went on Her Maj's ticket that I'd pay to go back to from my own pocket.
Jasandjules said:
Eric Mc said:
Jasandjules said:
Soundtrack is good, but it irritates me using F5s as Mig 21s.
Not too many MiG 21s were available to use in films in 1986.Also the Americans did actually have quite a few MiGs at that time, but it was all supposed to be secret so they couldn't exactly show them on film.
They could probably have used IAI Kfirs as well (Mirage airframe hotrodded with a Phantom J79 engine by the Israelis). Mirages are perfectly plausible aircraft for a 'rouge state' to operate and the US also openly operated them as agressor aircraft for a while in the mid 80s, perhaps a bit late for Topgun but they did make it into the awful movie Iron Eagle, (although they were actually all Israeli aircraft since the USAF refused to cooperate on a script involving stolen aircraft
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