2007-02-26 23:03:03 · 13 answers · asked by sevans87_nv 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft
What were the bad guys' planes called?
2007-02-26 23:09:45 · update #1
The "Mig 28s" (which do not exist) are F-5E and F Tigers (painted black), not Talons. The Navy does not have T-38s, nor are there any single-seat T-38s. The Top Gun aggressors in the film are the A-4 Skyhawk. The Navy pilots fly F-14 Tomcats.
F-5s were chosen by Top Gun as aggressors because of their similar capabilities to the Mig 21. They originally had 10 E-models and 3 F-models at Miramar NAS. I believe those aircraft are currently in use as aggressors by Navy Reserve trainers.
In a similarly bad vein, the sequel to Iron Eagle used F-4s as Russian Mig-29s (not even close).
2007-02-27 05:33:34 · answer #1 · answered by littleman77y 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Maverick fly in F-14 "Tomcat"
The enemy airplanes, the black ones, in the film are called MiG-28, however a wrong name because all MiGs have uneven numbers, MiG-15,17,19,21,23,25,27,29,31.... These black planes are actually T-38 "Talon", a training version of the family of F-5 used also by NASA.
The small airplanes used as agressors in the training missions in Miramar are A-4 "Skyhawk".
2007-02-27 08:44:04 · answer #2 · answered by sparviero 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The black planes were F-5E's that were playing the part of MIG's The planes he flew against during training were A-4 sky hawks.
2007-02-27 18:07:59 · answer #3 · answered by brian L 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The planes that Maverick "shot down" in Top Gun were supposed to be Russian MIGS. In reality they were Northrop T-38 Talon's painted to look like Russian Aircraft. I suppose it was difficult for the movie studios to obtain actual Soviet aircraft at the time.
2007-02-27 10:18:37 · answer #4 · answered by traveler 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
F-5 Tiger II but it was supposed to be a Russian Mig
2007-02-28 02:42:06 · answer #5 · answered by s.bridges 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The story says Russians fly MiG-28, but in reality they were F-5E/F Tiger-II aircrafts.
And the aircraft flown by "Viper, "Jester" and co are the A-4 Skyhawk.
2007-02-27 07:10:57 · answer #6 · answered by ? 6 · 9⤊ 0⤋
Russian MIG
2007-02-27 07:46:11 · answer #7 · answered by Robert P 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No. In the movie the "other side's" airplanes were called MiGs, but in fact they were F-5's with red stars painted on them.
2007-02-27 10:01:28 · answer #8 · answered by piloteric2004 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
T-38s and sky scooters.
2007-02-27 17:03:35 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
F-14 MAN
2007-02-27 07:06:22 · answer #10 · answered by crazy_cooter0101 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋