![]() “For me, just being kind of an aviation buff, and always loving that world, the idea to give people a peek behind the curtain of secret projects…I worked with Skunk Works, which is the division of Lockheed, that actually makes these type of aircraft because I wanted it to feel as real as possible,” he told Comic Book this week. Kosinski revealed that details of the plane are, indeed, taken “out of real experimental aircraft” from Skunk Works. Producer Jerry Bruckheimer told military blog Sandboxx News that director “Joe worked with Skunk Works and Lockheed to design the plane that’s in there.” So is it the fabled “Son of Blackbird” that’s featured in Top Gun: Maverick? The answer is, “sort of.” This content is not available due to your privacy preferences. ![]() 'Top Gun: Maverick' Trailer Restores Taiwan And Japan Flag Jacket Patches - Reports Jerry Bruckheimer & His Reign Over Memorial Day Box Office With 'Top Gun 2' Whether There's A 3rd Pic & Next 'National Treasure' Movie 'Top Gun: Maverick' Set To Take Breath Away With $142M+ Record Memorial Day Opening - Box Office Some posited that it could be the legendary SR-71 Blackbird, once dubbed “the fastest plane ever.” Topping out at Mach 3, the high-altitude reconnaissance plane could literally outrun missiles shot at it by Russian MiGs. The aircraft’s unusual shape raised eyebrows. In a half-second, the flyby literally blows the roof off the shack.Ī flash of the scene in an early behind-the-scenes trailer set the aviation blogosphere aflutter - and not just because of the mind-blowing visual. Those who’ve seen the trailer - or the movie, at this point - will recall a low-flying triangular aircraft blowing past a lonely guard post on the desert floor. Pete Mitchell takes an an experimental hypersonic plane called “The Darkstar” on an unauthorized test run. SPOILER ALERT – This story contains Top Gun: Maverick plot points: In the opening moments of Top Gun: Maverick, Tom Cruise’s Capt.
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