Enemy Strike Jet COBI 5921 - Top Gun 1:48

 Did you know:

• This aircraft engaged in an aerial dogfight with an American F/A-18 Super Hornet in one of the best scenes of the 2022 film Top Gun Maverick.
• The movie does not explicitly specify what type of aircraft it is.
• The script only mentions the general name Enemy Strike Jet, but it is very likely based on the Russian multirole fighter SU-57 Felon.
• The location of the event is not mentioned either. From the film's context, it can be inferred that the mission aimed at destroying the enemy’s nuclear program could have taken place over Iran.
• Even here, instead of a specific country, the filmmakers used the term Rogue nation.
• The enemy aircraft in the film symbolizes a new generation of challenges that American forces must face, representing enemy technological advancement and the need to adapt to new aerial combat conditions.
• Enemy Striker Jet is ultimately destroyed only through teamwork and strategic maneuvering.
• It remains a fictional depiction, and it should be noted that although the resemblance to the SU-57 is obvious, the Iranian Air Force currently does not operate any Felon aircraft.

Technical specifications:

• Dimensions: wingspan 14.0 m, length 19.8 m, height 6.05 m
• Empty weight: 18,500 kg
• Maximum takeoff weight: 26,000 kg
• Propulsion: 2x AL-41F1 jet engines, each with 108 kN thrust (176 kN with afterburner)
• Maximum speed: 2,600 km/h
• Climb rate: 350 m/s
• Maximum service ceiling: 20,000 m
• Maximum range: 5,500 km
• Fuel capacity: 14,000 l (in-flight refueling possible)
• Armament: 1x GSh-30-1 30 mm cannon, 6x air-to-air missiles, 4x air-to-ground missiles, 4x air-to-sea missiles
• Crew: 1

About the movie Top Gun Maverick: 

• A loose continuation of the famous Top Gun film, starring Tom Cruise as Pete “Maverick” Mitchell.
• Preparation for filming began in 2010 with pilot flight training.
• The title Top Gun Maverick was suggested by actor Tom Cruise.
• The characters portraying special mission trainees are actual US Navy pilots.
• The riskiest scene is the extremely low flyby, for which the filmmakers had to obtain special permission from the US Navy.
• Paramount Pictures paid the Department of Defense 11,374 USD per hour for the aircraft rental.
• Over 800 hours of footage were recorded during filming, which was edited into the final 131-minute movie.
• The film has a significant Czech connection, as Czech Aero L-39 Albatros jets from Aero Vodochody were used in actor training.

From director J. Kosinski’s memories:

,,It was really strange. One day, Miles (Rooster) wasn’t feeling well. I couldn’t risk anything. Delaying filming would have disrupted the schedule, and every day cost incredible amounts of money. Miles had to go to the doctor, willingly or not. The next day it turned out that his blood contained traces of aviation fuel, combustion retardant, and pesticides. No one understood how that could happen. Was he seriously having that for breakfast or what? When I told Tom, he just said: ‘Yeah, I have that in me too, buddy.’”

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