Title: Top Gun 2: Did Tom Cruise really pilot US Navy fighters jets in Maverick?
Headings: Top Gun 2: Did Tom Cruise really pilot US Navy fighters jets in Maverick?
Top Gun 2: Did Tom Cruise really pilot US Navy fighters jets in Maverick?
Did Tom Cruise learn to fly fighter jets for Top Gun 2?
Did he actually fly military jets in Top Gun: Maverick?
John Thomas Didymus

Content: When Cruise staged a surprise appearance at San Diego Comic-Con on Thursday to introduce the trailer, he described it as a “love letter to aviation” and confirmed that all the flying in the trailer is real. “Everything you see in this film is for real. We’re working with the Navy. All of the flying in this picture is real,” Cruise told his audience (see video below). “ I really wanted to give you an experience of being inside that aircraft.” Tom Cruise’s comments left some fans wondering whether he actually piloted U.S. Navy fighter jets in Top Gun: Maverick. If you’ve also been wondering, here is what you need to know. Did Tom Cruise learn to fly fighter jets for Top Gun 2? Tom Cruise is a licensed pilot and it is known that he is able to fly certain categories of aircraft, but he wasn’t known to have learned to fly military-type jets.