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re: A Question About Dogfighting in Top Gun

Posted on 8/2/14 at 10:08 am to
Posted by GeauxxxTigers23
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Posted on 8/2/14 at 10:08 am to
The real answer is it's just a movie. They needed to show Maverick for what he was, you know, a maverick.
Posted by elprez00
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Posted on 8/2/14 at 10:12 am to
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The real answer is it's just a movie. They needed to show Maverick for what he was, you know, a maverick.

Yeah but I'm sure that scenario is a pretty common one in aerial combat. I was wondering what they actually should do there.

I should have known better than to ask this on the OT.
This post was edited on 8/2/14 at 10:13 am
Posted by ZereauxSum
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Posted on 8/2/14 at 10:35 am to
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The real answer is it's just a movie. They needed to show Maverick


I think this is the correct answer.

My understanding is that most IRL dogfights in the jet age have been short turning fights where you are trying to make a smaller turn radius than the other guy on order to get in a shot.

So most likely, none of what happened in that scene makes sense.
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