Here’s What ‘Top Gun’ Would Look Like Today

Orvelin Valle
Mar 31, 2018 2:39 AM PDT
1 minute read
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SUMMARY

Everyone remembers the 1980s film classic “Top Gun,” featuring awesome dogfighting sequences and a look at the fighter pilot lifestyle, but we found an awesome video of what the movie would look like in 2014, minus the weird beach volleyball scene…

Everyone remembers the 1980s film classic "Top Gun," featuring awesome dogfighting sequences and a look at the fighter pilot lifestyle, but we found an awesome video of what the movie would look like in 2014, minus the weird beach volleyball scene.


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For a generation of naval aviators, "Top Gun" was their introduction to Navy flying. Whether it was looking up to the characters of "Maverick" or "Goose," or perhaps the F-14 Tomcats, the air-to-air dogfights, or the need for speed, the film is perhaps the single motivator for inspiring young men and women to become Navy pilots over the past three decades.

While the Tomcats were a beast of a jet, they don't compare to the capabilities of today's F/A-18 Hornet and Super Hornets, which are faster, lighter, and more reliable. If Top Gun were made today, it would be made with Super Hornets.

That's the idea behind the "Hornet's Ball 2014" video, which is a real-life version of "Top Gun" set in 2014 — minus the cheesy lines and beach volleyball scene.

"Hornet Ball 2014" is a compilation of video footage captured by ship cameras and pilot GoPros over a bed of dubstep tunes. Sorry guys, no "Danger Zone." The awesome footage includes catapult launches from carriers, aerobatics, dogfights, explosions, fly-bys and more.

The video is just over 10 minutes long, but it's worth watching. Check it out:

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