Adrian Pasdar (Chipper)
Adrian Pasdar debuttò sul palcoscenico nel ruolo di lieutenant Charles "Chipper" Piper in Top Gun. In the late ’80s and early ’90s, the actor had a busy career thanks to the role in Solarbabies, Near Dark, and Carlito’s Way. Pete "Maverick" Mitchell è ancora un capitano dopo più di trenta anni di servizio in Top Gun.
Top Gun: Istinto di vendetta
Istruttore di tattiche strike fighter della Marina degli Stati Uniti Selected naval aviators and naval flight officers receive instruction in fighter and strike tactics and techniques from the United States Navy Strike Fighter Tactics Instructor program (SFTI program), noto anche come TOPGUN, before returning to their operating units as surrogate instructors.
Miramar: La base di Top Gun
In vicinanza di San Diego, California, si trova la Naval Air Station Miramar, sede della US Navy Fighter Weapons School. TOPGUN utilizza l’A-4 Skyhawk e l’F-5 Freedom Fighter come aerei d’attacco che assomigliano ai MiG.
MiG-28
MiG-28: un aeromobile inventato pilotato dall’antagonista nel film Top Gun del 1986. Il MiG-28 è stato rappresentato in realtà da un Northrop F-5. Iraq, Iran, North Korea and Cuba fly the MiG-29, which is a very commonly exported aircraft. The MiG-29 has a few advantages over its American counterparts, which are more electronically advanced. The American planes have the advantage because of avionics at about 40 miles apart.