Top Gun

[scottcolbath]

I just watched it. I haven't seen it in probably two decades.

T-38s are MIGs? Really?

But I must say, Kelly McGillis in the ball cap and aviator jacket was smooooooking hot. Too bad she's playing for the other team these days.

S.C.

[Joe Copalman]

F-5s, but yes.  At least one of the Navy aggressor squadrons (VFC-13 at Fallon I think) pays tribute to this with an all-black F-5F.

Check out the Iron Eagle movies some time.  In the first one, Israeli Kfirs are 'MiGs.'  In the second one, Israeli F-4s are 'MiGs.' 

[scottcolbath]

I think Viper was in the F5. The "MIGs" were T-38s.



S.C.

[Joe Copalman]

No, that's an F-5 - very similar to the T-38.  The instructors in the movie all flew A-4s.

[scottcolbath]

No, that's an F-5 - very similar to the T-38.  The instructors in the movie all flew A-4s.

Ah, OK. Is there much different between the T-38 and F-5, other than two seats in the 38?

S.C.

[Jeff D. Welker]

There are 2-seater F-5's...

http://azaerophoto.com/forum/index.php?topic=2630.msg53410#msg53410

[scottcolbath]

There are 2-seater F-5's...

http://azaerophoto.com/forum/index.php?topic=2630.msg53410#msg53410

Which makes them a T-38. 

S.C.

[Anna M. Wood]

There are 2-seater F-5's...

http://azaerophoto.com/forum/index.php?topic=2630.msg53410#msg53410

Which makes them a T-38.  

S.C.

There are two seat variants of the F-5...    

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_F-5#Two-seat_versions

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VMFT-401

[scottcolbath]

There are 2-seater F-5's...

http://azaerophoto.com/forum/index.php?topic=2630.msg53410#msg53410

Which makes them a T-38.  

S.C.

There are two seat variants of the F-5...    

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_F-5#Two-seat_versions

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VMFT-401

Did I pitch that last one too high?

S.C.

[Anna M. Wood]

There are 2-seater F-5's...

http://azaerophoto.com/forum/index.php?topic=2630.msg53410#msg53410

Which makes them a T-38.  

S.C.

There are two seat variants of the F-5...    

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_F-5#Two-seat_versions

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VMFT-401

Did I pitch that last one too high?

S.C.

Must have....        I can't help it, have a very black and white thought process wired engineering brain.