Behind the Scenes of Top Gun: Maverick

Did you know these things about Top Gun: Maverick — behind the scenes? The cast spent weeks

in real fighter jets, flying high-G maneuvers to make the aerial scenes authentic.

Tom Cruise insisted on practically all his stunts, including actual cockpit flights

— no CGI doubles for him. The filmmakers built a full-size aircraft carrier deck on

a ship for realistic takeoff and landing shots. To capture cockpit footage,

they installed custom cameras on every panel, seat, and even the pilots’

helmets. The actors went through intense pilot training, learning real G-force

breathing and how to handle flight controls. The script originally had less flying