Did Tom Cruise fly Mach 10 in Top Gun 2?

During Top Gun: Maverick, Tom Cruise hit Mach 10 in the SR-72 Darkstar. That plane might even up being real in some format: Aviation buffs and military experts alike revere the unprecedented capabilities of an airframe produced more than forty-five years ago.



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The F-22 Is Used By The U.S. Air Force, Not The Navy Top Gun and its sequel are set in the Navy. However, the F-22 is used by the Air Force, an entirely separate institution. As such, it would have made no sense for Maverick to pilot an F-22 of the aircraft in Top Gun: Maverick.

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Although he pilots several different aircraft in Top Gun: Maverick, Tom Cruise was denied clearance by the U.S. Navy to fly the F-18 jet.

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