https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/e443cc4d-666b-45de-9202-e799bb46cbbc Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCddem5RlB3bQe99wyY49g0g/join Love our channel? Get the inside scoop on Periscope Film! Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/PeriscopeFilm Audio track: "The 80s Take Flight" by GarryONeal, licensed via Audio Jungle. Was the 1986 box office smash movie "Top Gun" inspired by a corporate video? It seems possible. Although it's a well known fact that the screenplay for the film was adapted from a magazine article written by journalist Ehud Yonay, many aspects of the film's visuals seem similar to "Air Power at Sea" — a 1982 promo film made by Grumman to promote their weapons systems. Those included the iconic F-14 Tomcat and the EA-6B Prowler aircraft, which were shown operating on the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz in the Mediterranean Sea. While "Top Gun" starred Tom Cruise, Kelly Mcgillis, Val Kilmer, Anthony Edwards, and Tom Skerritt, "Air Power at Sea" starred Grumman's cutting edge aircraft, performing pulse-pounding maneuvers similar to those seen in the Hollywood blockbuster. In the Grumman film, it was the F-14 Tomcat that was the maverick -- and while Tom Cruise's career has continued to ascend to new heights, unfortunately the last of these amazing aircraft was retired in 2006. "Air Power at Sea" (watch it here on our channel: https://youtu.be/97BY8y7OAuA) is one of many films in the collection of Periscope Film, one of the largest independent, historic military, aviation and transportation stock footage companies in the USA. Visit our website at www.periscopefilm.com Help us save more historic, endangered films! Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/PeriscopeFilm #TopGun #Maverick #TomCruise We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example: "01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference." This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxwgJ3s8oGw Mirrored from Periscope Film (https://www.youtube.com/@PeriscopeFilm) Sat, 13 Jun 2026 13:06:09 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://peertube.dngr.us https://peertube.dngr.us/lazy-static/avatars/41a6fee9-7f57-42d0-a5fc-5db4f1af2e31.png https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/e443cc4d-666b-45de-9202-e799bb46cbbc All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://peertube.dngr.us/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.