May 12, 2024 · Boasting blistering speed up to Mach 1.8 powered by 44,000 pounds of jet engine thrust, I‘ve seen this brute accelerate vertically like a rocket after dropping bombs! Its robust airframe withstands tremendous 7.5+G forces executing tight turns thanks to leading edge extensions maximizing lift.

Mar 23, 2020 · So far, we have published stories about two specially painted F/A-18 Super Hornets used as the “Hero Jet” in the filming of the upcoming sequel to the original 1986 “Top Gun” movie titled...

Mar 24, 2020 · The F/A-18E Super Hornet used by Tom Cruise’s character in the new Top Gun: Maverick movie will continue to thrill aviation fans long after the movie debuts. It is on its way to be converted for use by the US Navy Blue Angels demonstration team, which will begin training with the aircraft this fall.

May 16, 2019 · The single-seat Top Gun: Maverick F/A-18E Super Hornet was parked with aircraft from the U.S. Navy’s Strike Fighter Squadron 106 (VFA-106), the “Gladiators”.

Feb 14, 2020 · Photos and video of the Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet, no. 165667, flying out of Naval Air Station North Island on Coronado Island, California off San Diego that was used in the filming of the...

May 26, 2022 · Early in the movie, Maverick takes a “Darkstar” hypersonic aircraft aloft for some turning-and-burning, right after flashing the Skunk Works trademark on its vertical tail and the company logo on...

Apr 17, 2021 · In 2019 this jet was one of two F/A-18Es and an F/A-18F dressed up as Maverick’s mount (s) for the movie Maverick: Top Gun II. After the jet’s duties as a movie star concluded it was assigned to the Blue Angels, where it will continue to star. With the Blue Angels 536 has been seen wearing tail numbers 1 and 5.

May 26, 2022 · It was the carrier-capable supersonic, twin-engine, two-seat, twin-tail, variable-sweep wing fighter aircraft. It had three variants: F-14A, F-14B, and F-14D. Apart from the USA, Iran also used this aircraft. You can see these flying beasts in 'Top Gun: Maverick' released on Friday, May 27th.

The Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet is the primary multirole fighter jet depicted in Top Gun: Maverick. It replaced the Grumman F-14 Tomcat, which was the primary fighter jet depicted in Top Gun and retired in 2006.

May 29, 2022 · The F/A-18 Super Hornet: the star of Top Gun Maverick The F/A-18E and F Super Hornet are the cornerstone of US naval airpower. Upgraded to embrace the most recent advances in avionics and weapons capability, the aircraft has also been developed into the EA-18G electronic attack and jamming platform.