How fast did Tom Cruise go in Top Gun?

It should come as no surprise to anyone with an iota of critical thinking, then, that Tom Cruise, Miles Teller and Co. they didn‘t actually pilot the vehicles we see in Top Gun: Maverick. “But it looks real!” Yes, it does. That’s movie magic, baby.

Who flew the F-14 in Top Gun?

Tom Cruise threw up in an F-14 Tomcat piloted by Captain Lloyd “Bozo” Abel, the same US Navy aviator who buzzed into the tower in one of Top Gun’s most famous scenes. This may interest you : What is Donald Trumps wife called?.

Did they really fly the F-14 in Top Gun: Maverick? To quickly answer this question: Yes, Cruise and his co-stars did indeed fly planes for Top Gun: Maverick.