Title: Top Gun 2: Why Tom Cruise Wasn't Allowed To Fly An F-18 Fighter Jet
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Top Gun 2: Why Tom Cruise Wasn't Allowed To Fly An F-18 Fighter Jet
Although he pilots several different aircraft in Top Gun: Maverick, Tom Cruise was denied clearance by the U.S. Navy to fly the F-18 jet. By Nickalus Rupert Published Dec 19, 2020
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Although Tom Cruise pilots multiple aircraft in Top Gun: Maverick, the US Navy forbade him from piloting the F-18 Super Hornet. Set for release in July 2021, Joseph Kosinski's sequel to Tony Scott's 1986 hit Top Gun promises unmatched and unforgettable aerial combat scenes that emphasize practical effects over CGI. Although Cruise is known for performing the vast majority of his own cinematic stunts, some of his proposed tricks for Top Gun: Maverick proved overly ambitious even by his standards. In an interview with Empire, Tom Cruise said he told Top Gun: