Tuesday, June 7, 2022

Watch A Private Jet Fly An Approach To A U.S. Aircraft Carrier

Warzone/The Drive: I Bet You’ve Never Seen A Private Jet Fly An Approach To An Aircraft Carrier Before 

It’s not everyday you see an Embraer Phenom private jet fly an approach on a U.S. Navy carrier, but Top Gun: Maverick made it happen. 

While the plot of the box-office smashing Top-Gun: Maverick will likely be known to many readers by now, the full story of how the film was made is still unfolding. Two and a half years ago, The War Zone reported on how many of the aerial sequences that would become the movie's most impressive moments were being filmed. More recently, we discussed how Lockheed's Skunk Works brought the film’s fictitious ‘Dark Star’ aircraft to life. Now we are seeing how special, extended aerial sequences were shot, including this wonderfully bizarre footage of an Embraer Phenom private jet flying a missed approach to the U.S. Navy supercarrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71).  

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WNU Editor: That is something you do not see everyday.

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