Jinxter13 Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 (edited) Since this is the Aircraft Resource Center; lets talk about movies in which aircraft are featured prominently; such as "12 O'clock High", "Topgun", "Flight of the Intruder", etc., and the scenes from these that you could watch over and over; given the time and you don't burn out. The ones that I watch often is 1. The Final Countdown when the Tomcats overfly the yacht, slow for the 'cats, but mind boggling to the folks on deck, when the strike group launches, and of course when the splash the zeroes From "Topgun" when Mav and Goose take on Viper. From "Flight of the Intruder" - when Cool hand and Tiger take out Sam city, and when the two Intruders play follow the leader. From "Iron Eagle" - when the MiG's return to provide cover for the strikers and when the ground team take out the guns. From "Tuskegee Airman" - when the two Mustangs rescue the straggler. Thanks to you tube I've watched the zeroes get splashed oh probably around 100X :D Edited January 18, 2014 by #1 Greywolf Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bigasshammm Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 I think it's Empire of The Sun when the kid is yelling P-51 Cadillac of the sky and the mustang flies by in slow mo and the pilot gives him a nod. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
White Wolf Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 From the South Korean movie R2B: Return To Base where F-15Ks take on North Korean Mig-29s in downtown Seoul. Pure fiction but still awesome to watch anyway. :)/> Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ace Combat Zero Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Final countdown when the F-14As outmaneuver the Zeros and shhot them down. One pilot is killed by a missile while the other is captured Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ash74 Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 For me it's Firebirds, crap story, but any movie where the AH 64 Apache is a star has got to be great Ash Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ace Combat Zero Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 From the South Korean movie R2B: Return To Base where F-15Ks take on North Korean Mig-29s in downtown Seoul. Pure fiction but still awesome to watch anyway. :)/>/> That pilot in the mig-29 pulled a high g turn right next to the window. Do you think that could really happen in that situation? I have seen one of the blue angels in Chicago do a defense spiral around the John hancock building In Chicago. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ken Cartwright Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Many good scenes listed that would make my list. I also like the scene in "Executive Decision" where the stealth aircraft is connected to the air liner. Not because it's a cool scene, but because it's the scene where Steven Seagal's character gets killed. :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
toadwbg Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 In the Ang Lee Hulk movie when Hulk Smash F-22! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Litvyak Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Battle of Britain, where the Polish guys are pretending not to understand English. :D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ace Combat Zero Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 In the Ang Lee Hulk movie when Hulk Smash F-22! I remember that when I was about 3! Hulk Smash Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gtypecanare Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Top Gun and The Final Countdown are movies that are on the top of any list for me. But the best all time scene comes from the epic The Right Stuff. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fulcrum1 Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 I used to watch that scene from flight of the navigator when it changed shapes and took off over and over again when I was a kid Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cajun21 Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 The opening scene from Battle of Britain, Hurricane flys in to view in a cloud filled sky and executes a "Victory" roll. Pure magic. Itch Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kevan Vogler Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 The train attack from "Dark Blue World" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tomthegrom Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Top Gun just before the credits roll, sunset formation barrel roll with the heat trails. All I can ever think is that those guys must have been having more fun than anyone else in the world at that moment. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Devilleader501 Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 (edited) Flight Of The Intruder when the Doc is taking a ride. The whole scene is just bada$$. A-6E's banking hard and pulling up get me every time. That and give me 10 degrees nose up or their gonna Frag your a$$, Nag Nag. Edited January 19, 2014 by Devilleader501 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Crazy Snap Captain Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 From the South Korean movie R2B: Return To Base where F-15Ks take on North Korean Mig-29s in downtown Seoul. Pure fiction but still awesome to watch anyway. :)/>/> That was so full of shyte, but DAMN that was AWESOME! Winner! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ace Combat Zero Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 That was so full of shyte, but DAMN that was AWESOME! Winner! It was pretty awesome, but of course fake. I have seen the blue angels in an F/A-18 do a defense spiral around the John Hancock building before in Chicago. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
White Wolf Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 It was pretty awesome, but of course fake. I have seen the blue angels in an F/A-18 do a defense spiral around the John Hancock building before in Chicago. Almost all movie dogfights are staged or CG'ed so I really don't know where you're going with this statement. :rolleyes:/> Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ace Combat Zero Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Almost all movie dogfights are staged or CG'ed so I really don't know where you're going with this statement. :rolleyes:/>/> I know all of it was staged but I thought at first may be if there was a situation like this in real life it can actually happen in a dofight, so I compared it to a maneuver I saw in real life Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TaiidanTomcat Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 I'm the first to mention the Cessna race against Notcher in Iron Eagle? sad Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Horrido Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 (edited) The scenes from the movie A-Team where they are "flying" the Buford M8 armored gun system, as well as when Murdock is riding the rotor blades:"You spin me right-round, baby, right round..." Air America, where Billy confronts the trucker in his helicopter, the beginning scene where the peasant farmer schwacks the C-123 with hit flintlock, and the fight scene in the Au-23 between Gene and Babo over the coloring book. Edited January 19, 2014 by Horrido Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MacStingy Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 I think it's Empire of The Sun when the kid is yelling P-51 Cadillac of the sky and the mustang flies by in slow mo and the pilot gives him a nod. I'm with you on that one, raises the hairs on my arms every time I see it. I can't believe how many people have never even heard of this movie. Seems to me that I read that the mustang in that scene was an RC model. I don't care, still a powerful scene. Also like the scene in Reach for the Sky when Douglas Bader takes over an unruly Canadian squadron who are not at all impressed by seeing their new legless CO, stump around. Then Bader hops into a nearby aircraft and puts on a real show. Cheers Paul Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gonzalo Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 I think it's Empire of The Sun when the kid is yelling P-51 Cadillac of the sky and the mustang flies by in slow mo and the pilot gives him a nod. I could watch that scene over and over!👍 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gonzalo Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 I'm with you on that one, raises the hairs on my arms every time I see it. I can't believe how many people have never even heard of this movie. Seems to me that I read that the mustang in that scene was an RC model. I don't care, still a powerful scene. Also like the scene in Reach for the Sky when Douglas Bader takes over an unruly Canadian squadron who are not at all impressed by seeing their new legless CO, stump around. Then Bader hops into a nearby aircraft and puts on a real show. Cheers Paul I'm not 100% sure but I thought the scene was made using real aircraft. I know the mustang is a real restored warbird Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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