Océane Théard 06h28, May 04, 2022
More than 30 years later, the sequel to the mythical "Top Gun" hits the screens, in partnership with Europe 1... The return of Tom Cruise, his hotheaded pilot character, his aviator glasses, a reference for many pilots Marine Nationale fighters embarked on the mythical aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, who are eagerly awaiting the release of the new opus.
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A cloudless blue sky, a calm sea.
Ideal conditions for setting sail from the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier, a mastodon of the French Navy over 260 meters long.
Suddenly, the whole building shakes.
On the flight deck, a white vapor and a heady smell of kerosene fills the nostrils.
Five Rafale marine planes take off for an exercise in a deafening roar.
At the controls of one of the aircraft, Johann, a young pilot.
Cropped blond hair, piercing blue eyes behind his visor.
Already 1,000 flight hours on the clock for the young man who dreamed from the age of three of becoming a pilot when he saw military planes fly over his house.
"The dream job aspect is there!"
He wasn't born when
Top Gun
came out.
He discovers it only in high school but will always keep an indelible memory of the opening scene of the film.
"This famous music with this huge sunset. We see everyone working on the aircraft carrier, and that's something we can find in real life. For example later, we're going to start from night, we will see all these technicians with their little lights. There we add the music of
Top Gun
and we have the opening scene", smiles the young pilot.
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But
Top Gun
is also of course the impetuous Maverick, played by Tom Cruise.
A reference well known to the whole crew, including Captain Cyril.
In a glazed office overlooking the flight deck, he scrutinizes the movement of the Rafale Marine.
He discovered
Top Gun
at the cinema as soon as it was released.
"I said to myself why wouldn't I be in Tom Cruise's place? So of course beyond the film it's a lot of rigor, training, but the dream job aspect is there!" , he exclaims.
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You have to climb dozens of ladders, walk along corridors and cross the decks of the aircraft carrier to reach the office of Commander Vincent, in charge of the on-board air group, that is to say the helicopters and Rafale marine planes present on the aircraft carrier.
What an impatience for this experienced fighter pilot, as well as for the 2,000 crew members of the Charles de Gaulle: to discover
Top Gun 2
on the big screen, more than 30 years after the release of the first opus in the cinema...