Alright movie, but downright retarded. When Maverick got shot down, I was like "watch, he's gonna steal a plane from the enemy because he's apparently so good at that, then he's gonna land it on the carrier." and thats exactly what happened. It was stupid. Him and his buddy just waltz in to the enemy air base, hop in an old F14 that was there, assumed everything on it worked, then took off from the blown up airfield using a taxiway, narrowly avoiding a collision of course, and flew back to the carrier, dodging SAMs and shot down a couple enemy ultra-high tech 5th gen fighters before running out of ammo and being saved by a the reserve guy shooting down the last enemy plane that was tailing him at the last second. Very predictable. It was an alright movie though i guess.
hop in an old F14 that was there, assumed everything on it worked
It wouldn't. I don't think anyone keeps those in full working order, fueled and armed up. You would need specialized shops/factories for the parts alone.
F-16/18's are much cheaper to keep in good working order. Plenty of spare parts and techs still alive who have the know-how.
PotatoWhisperer2 0 points 1.4 years ago
It wouldn't. I don't think anyone keeps those in full working order, fueled and armed up. You would need specialized shops/factories for the parts alone.
F-16/18's are much cheaper to keep in good working order. Plenty of spare parts and techs still alive who have the know-how.