Hot Shots!

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Hot Shots! movie poster.

Movie (1991)

Starring:
Charlie Sheen (Lt. Sean "Topper" Harley)
Cary Elwes (Lt. Kent Gregory)
Valeria Golino (Ramada Thompson)
Lloyd Bridges (Admiral Thomas "Tug" Benson)

Parody of Top Gun in which a talented but unstable fighter pilot must overcome the ghosts of his father and save a mission sabotaged by greedy weapons manufacturers.

Also from this series:

Hot Shots! Part Deux

Folland Gnat T.1

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Hot-Shots Gnat TOff.jpg

Four aircraft were used but only two in flight due to accidents.

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Seen too on the patch worn by the crew.

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Folland Gnat F.1 (HF-24 Ajeet)

A single seat fighter variant, refused by the R.A.F., was eventually built by Hindustan Aircraft Industries under the name of HF-24 Ajeet. One of them was used for some ground scenes.

Folland Gnat F.1 in the background with its shorter canopy.

SIAI-Marchetti S-211

The plane on the left.

SIAI-Marchetti S-211, reg. N852TC.

The upper aircraft, already banking.

SIAI-Marchetti S-211, reg. N852TC.

Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter

Northrop F.5 Freedom Fighter, reg. N685TC.
Northrop F.5 Freedom Fighter, reg. N685TC.

The upper aircraft, banking with the white missiles. Compare its shape with the T-38 (next section).

Northrop F.5 Freedom Fighter, reg. N685TC.

Northrop T-38A Talon

Sometimes in black color to echo the villain of Top Gun ...

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The two nearest planes.

Sometimes seen in 'Agressor' paint scheme.

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Northrop T-38A Talon, reg. N638TC, one of the three used for the movie. Same aircraft in other works at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Military Fixed-Wing).

LoPresti Swift Fury

On the cover of this well known magazine (its July 1990 issue).

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Douglas DC-8-33

Registration N59AJ, c/n 45272/118 built in 1961. Former registration was PP-PDS.
Same aircraft seen in other movies - IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.
A Tristar or a DC-10 is visible in the distance.

Douglas DC-8-33, c/n 45272/118, Reg. N59AJ

North American QF-100 Super Sabre

Models converted to unmanned radio-controlled Full Scale Aerial Target drone.

North American QF-100 Super Sabre with their red tails.
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McDonnell Douglas F-4D Phantom II

In the bottom right corner.
McDonnell Douglas F-4D, 65-694.
McDonnell Douglas F-4D, 65-704.

Airbus A300 & Boeing 707-300

Behind a Folland Gnat T.1.

Boeing 727

Behind the HF-24 Ajeet, the rear view of a Boeing 727.

Bell UH-1 Iroquois

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Douglas A-4 Skyhawk

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Grumman F-14 Tomcat

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On the left with a LTV A-7 Corsair II on the right.

McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II

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Fairchild-Republic A-10A Thunderbolt II & Douglas AD-4 Skyraider

The two bottom images (under an unidentified and a Grumman F-14 Tomcat).

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Convair T-29

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Grumman A-6A Intruder

From Flight of the Intruder.

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Hot-Shots A-6 FoI.jpg
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Ling-Temco-Vought A-7 Corsair II

From Flight of the Intruder.

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Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King

From Flight of the Intruder.

Sea King in the background of a Grumman A-6 being loaded.

On the deck of the false CVN-81 (a décor built on a hillside overlooking the sea.).

Sea King on the left.


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