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Former Air Force Fighter Pilot Breaks Down 12 Fighter Pilot Scenes From Film & TV | WIRED
Former U.S. Air Force fighter pilot Christine “Grinder” Mau examines some flying and dogfighting scenes from popular movies and television shows, and determines how accurate they really are. Could Iron Man actually outclass an F-22? As seen in ‘Dunkirk,’ what kind of a challenge does glare actually pose? Does ‘The Incredibles’ get pilot language right?…
ex59neo53
August 27, 2020 at 7:45 pm
Cleaning minds with great expertise 🙂
Islandcactus
August 27, 2020 at 7:58 pm
Wonder how she got her call sign..
Claire Zopelis
August 27, 2020 at 8:12 pm
Love the Technique Critique series!! This one was wonderful as usual! 🙂
Mohammed Khaled
August 27, 2020 at 8:18 pm
We need her to analyze top gun 2
Movies Under The Surface
August 27, 2020 at 8:21 pm
6:43 India Golf Niner Niner stands for Iron Giant 1999, as in The Iron Giant, written and directed by the same writer/director as The Incredibles, came out in 1999.
Blah Blah
August 27, 2020 at 8:38 pm
Obviously it had to be a woman, I’m surprised it’s not a BAME member either. LOL
jeodude
August 27, 2020 at 8:47 pm
Now do a breakdown of the dogfight in “macross plus”
Sameer Tawde
August 27, 2020 at 8:47 pm
What about Swat Kats?
dpaulak
August 27, 2020 at 9:02 pm
thanks….appreciate the knowledge that you provided.
Doug Hannon
August 27, 2020 at 9:13 pm
I would love to see this again with sci-fi dogfights. Star Wars, Battlestar Galactica, etc.
Ned Mononymous
August 27, 2020 at 9:47 pm
Kinda surprised she’d never heard of the concept of a a “coffin corner” great video nonetheless.
Josh Hymer
August 27, 2020 at 9:56 pm
I love how she says it is very fun in such a controlled manner! Lol
Onion Head
August 27, 2020 at 10:09 pm
This woman is such a badass. Mad respect. ✊
Spash _
August 27, 2020 at 10:20 pm
Female fighter pilot? LOL Halloween came a little early this year 😂
Sven Yolanski
August 27, 2020 at 10:35 pm
Yeah, unless you wear glasses.
davyjones2001
August 27, 2020 at 10:52 pm
Great video! Loved that you put some international movies in there. I love American films, but it’s good to put other country’s movies in the spotlight sometimes
Bacon: not bad but overrated
August 27, 2020 at 11:09 pm
“I used to fly Strike Eagles so that made me a little sad.”
Awww. Also props. Strike Eagles are badass.
FinalGamerJames
August 27, 2020 at 11:46 pm
I absolutely love she just straight-up admitted “yeah Top Gun made me wanna be a fighter pilot” and I just gotta respect that. Love it, very good vid, can’t wait for more Technique Critique!
Oliver Silva
August 28, 2020 at 12:03 am
Made me want to rewatch all these films…
Luke
August 28, 2020 at 12:04 am
Oh ffs. You’ve missed the most iconic flight scene ever. Top gun buzzing the tower
Richard Robin HSSC Enterprises and HSSC Consulting
August 28, 2020 at 12:09 am
Enjoyed this thankyou
SmallMediumLarge41
August 28, 2020 at 12:39 am
YESSSS TECHNIQUE CRITIQUE GIVE ME MORE
Jon Alexander
August 28, 2020 at 1:03 am
Captain Marvel must be accurate or else why would she not mention it?
Larry Townley
August 28, 2020 at 1:16 am
Wrong!!! In WW2, USED THROAT MIKE !!
Soul74
August 28, 2020 at 1:25 am
She’s about my age. I think she’s kind of attractive.
Mr. Blue
August 28, 2020 at 7:18 pm
now YOU are HOT!
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August 28, 2020 at 8:40 pm
Weeb
Koraltay Nitas
August 28, 2020 at 7:42 pm
Finally..
Simon Halliday
August 28, 2020 at 7:44 pm
C.W. Lemoine
Caygill's
August 28, 2020 at 8:04 pm
Coffin corner is a very well known aerodynamic concept.
Lucifer
August 28, 2020 at 8:24 pm
Badass callsign.
Kim Rønhof
August 28, 2020 at 8:46 pm
British pilots had terrible sunglasses in the beginning of ww2 – my father said, that the americans supplied them all with ray ban sunglasses (332 squadron RAF) – and that really made a significant differens – they did not have helmets with a shields in those days. !!!
vaporTrail
August 28, 2020 at 9:16 pm
Shoulda got Mover to do this.
Aharon Patterson
August 28, 2020 at 9:36 pm
Getting all touchy Feely over a movie censored by the CCP? I hope your opinions are well in line with party guidence….
Kavik 28
August 28, 2020 at 9:49 pm
IT’S HOLLYWOOD…THEY ALWAYS GET IT WRONG…HOLLYWOOD DOES WHAT LOOKS COOL FOR THE MOVIE OR TV SHOW…NOT WHAT IS REALITY!!!!
Kevin Quinn
August 28, 2020 at 9:56 pm
And the Red Tails had red tails.
Raph 1217
August 28, 2020 at 10:03 pm
WIRED really tryna get Aviators to react to movies again and again and again
Paul Jackson
August 28, 2020 at 10:06 pm
So why are you not a tech advisor?
Gat App Technologies
August 28, 2020 at 10:12 pm
Loved this video! Grinder is accurate that most dogfight movies show planes too close…but in a Top Gun behind the scenes they talk about how two jets flying at normal ranges doesn’t look good on film since they are spread too far apart.
Snorelax
August 28, 2020 at 10:23 pm
I have a question. Does the rule of engagement also apply to the enemy side? Like do both sides follow the rules of engagement? Wont it impose a limitation on the teams fighting the enemy?
J. Marr
August 28, 2020 at 10:23 pm
Thank you for your service and a fantastic video!
Matias Candia
August 28, 2020 at 10:35 pm
Imagine casually being able to say you used to fly strike eagles. Mad respect.
DaylightDigital
August 28, 2020 at 10:37 pm
“Grinder” is a cool callsign
MaDronePilot
August 28, 2020 at 10:42 pm
I enjoyed watching you! Thank You for a great video. 🙂
dominic russi
August 28, 2020 at 10:42 pm
Hi Grinder! -Epic
johnmcnatt1
August 28, 2020 at 11:24 pm
Boooooring
Gucci Jays
August 28, 2020 at 11:37 pm
C.w. “Mover” was better at commentating with gonky
PDX_Eric
August 29, 2020 at 12:12 am
So Stackhouse is a bad pilot?
pgh2134arch
August 29, 2020 at 12:29 am
Thanks Christine “Grinder”! I truly enjoyed the way you analyzed. Lots of good information.
Is there anyway to talk to you for few minutes only as I am planning to become a Fighter Pilot and I feel you will be a huge inspiration…
WestNileSnipes
August 29, 2020 at 12:54 am
She has a pretty dope name, “Grinder”.
Michael Ashcraft
August 29, 2020 at 1:09 am
Ehhh, it’s Hollywood, technique not required!! Thank you for your dedicated, honorable service to our country!! Doc Mike USN
Ray W
August 29, 2020 at 7:01 am
So the most accurate movie, The Incredibles lol
Mohammad Kamran
August 29, 2020 at 7:04 am
She’s cute
Druva Kumar
August 29, 2020 at 7:13 am
7:52 the way she enjoys watching that super lady piloting…makes me soo happy 🙂
isky 315
August 29, 2020 at 7:47 am
She was the first women to fly at the base in Florida
misterscottintheway
August 29, 2020 at 8:15 am
This was great!
Kuldeep Kashyap
August 29, 2020 at 11:00 am
8:30 topgun …..your welcome
Marcus Langendorff
August 29, 2020 at 1:26 pm
8:12 The Concorde had afterburners….
Kkalandi Daas
August 29, 2020 at 2:01 pm
I like it very much
muhammad fikri
August 29, 2020 at 3:14 pm
she’s not having it with these ‘idiot’ move shown in movies…can’t blame her tho ahahaha
Michael Sharp
August 29, 2020 at 4:04 pm
Pilots didn’t have visors/sunglasses in the Ww2, get real women, I would like to see you up against the German airforce In Ww2 I’m pretty sure you would not last 1 mission, in that time you flew by the seat of your pants in a very basic plane not some modern computer controlled metal bucket. Don’t compare flying in a battle of today compare with flying in those days.
Jeb Hoge
August 29, 2020 at 4:08 pm
“God’s G”
I learned a new term today!
John Paul Thessen
August 29, 2020 at 4:43 pm
If your plane has a high enough thrust-to-weight ratio over enemy plane, as with F-4 Phantom vs Mig 21, won’t a vertical climb help you escape your enemy?
Craig Dias
August 29, 2020 at 5:07 pm
gotta say this was awesome! love it that The Incredibles had accurate dialogue!!
Thomas Bell
August 29, 2020 at 5:13 pm
I can’t believe she didn’t roll her eyes once.
Ric Hyden
August 29, 2020 at 7:05 pm
Thanks for this breakdown! Awesome job…
David Mathes
August 29, 2020 at 8:36 pm
Wow she’s good subscribed!
LET ME IN, LET ME INNN
August 29, 2020 at 8:39 pm
I- 👁👄👁
jonathan foster
August 29, 2020 at 9:05 pm
When The Incredibles is the most accurate depiction of flying a jet🤭
mtnairpilot
August 29, 2020 at 10:25 pm
“Coffin Corner” refers to the convergence of low speed stall and high speed Mach buffet at high altitude, resulting in very little room for error. It’s the reason most airplanes are required to be on autopilot above a certain altitude. I’m sure she knows this; I don’t know why she didn’t reference it.
CR505
August 29, 2020 at 11:41 pm
Love this woman
David
August 30, 2020 at 12:04 am
Christine, I respect you for your service. But. While you’re right about wearing your masks for oxygen, they were below 10,000 ft and during WWII the USAAC used throat mikes. So yes, they could have the masks off.
Becky DuPree
August 30, 2020 at 1:03 am
I wish she had a youtube channel.
JC Allensworth
August 30, 2020 at 1:14 am
“Grinder” Great breakdown o these movies, you killed me w/ “I think I was in 4th grade…”
I was an 3rd yr AFROTC in college when TopGun came out…. I agree, being an Eagle Driver was some of best times of my life…
RTB killed me because I probably would have lost my wings because I might/would have shot that MIG after shooting down my element, or clean shot before reaching Seoul. Command in that movie was nonsensical..
As a former Ego Driver, you don’t shoot down my wingman and LIVE!!!
p.s. I enjoyed watching F-15’s Tokyo drift around buildings🤣🤣🤣
T S
August 30, 2020 at 1:15 am
I wonder how many Iraqi shepherds has she bombed?
Scott Lilley
August 30, 2020 at 1:27 am
Hey Ma’am! ( Enlisted) Alright. And good fun.
Eric Lawrence
August 30, 2020 at 3:11 am
Great take and info, thank you for your service. I love the Mud hen to. God bless
Le Random Panda
August 30, 2020 at 3:11 am
I just want to say something about this series really quick. It’s FANTASTIC that they have so many women in these videos, especially in some of the more male-dominated professions. It’s nice to see these educated women that have done amazing things critiquing things.
Noel Colls
August 30, 2020 at 3:40 am
Hah! You go Grinder! I flew with her back in the day. I know someone famous!!
33drewster
August 30, 2020 at 3:49 am
She is hot I love her expertise
Micheal
August 30, 2020 at 7:47 am
brb, off to get my pilot’s license
byan reyna
August 30, 2020 at 8:49 am
Can you do a video the characters of stranger things shiner Stranger Things four trailer
Zandra White
August 30, 2020 at 8:50 am
keep the sick content up
John Cage
August 30, 2020 at 9:51 am
Very nice analysis
der sebbl
August 30, 2020 at 9:54 am
4:17
At least they now where the mic is in this movie.
It’s somethin
Bo
August 30, 2020 at 10:08 am
Super happy she covered “Sky Crawlers”. Loved that anime for the ww2 inspired dogfights.
Techno Master
August 30, 2020 at 11:25 am
I like this pilot. Her explanations are clear concise and understandable
Most. Shamsun
August 30, 2020 at 2:01 pm
Plot twist – she is actually elastic girl!
Zotac 1060 6GB
August 30, 2020 at 2:18 pm
Real Pirate react to Piracy scene
AvgeekJoe
August 30, 2020 at 5:17 pm
Arguably the best one of these I’ve seen so far. Bravo Christina!
Patrick O'Rourke
August 30, 2020 at 5:27 pm
“And what were you doing up there?”
“Communicating. Keeping forging relations. Giving them the bird”
Stein Haynes
August 30, 2020 at 5:45 pm
That aircraft seen in the incredibles was allways heart breaking
K.D.P. Ross
August 30, 2020 at 6:04 pm
I would love to hear the story behind ‘Grinder’ … I presume it predates the hookup app …
EgoTrip
August 30, 2020 at 6:55 pm
Exactly what I needed.
Sean
August 30, 2020 at 7:11 pm
Top Gun Maverick 👍please🆗
Travis Neill
August 30, 2020 at 8:02 pm
I dig her. I like her approach to this stuff
DeDarkwood
August 30, 2020 at 9:41 pm
Patlabor 2 movie would have been good to have insight also
Nasty A-4 Driver
August 30, 2020 at 11:19 pm
Hey “Grinder” – How’d ya get the callsign, and who gave it to you?? ;
Ashleigh Burton
August 30, 2020 at 11:31 pm
Oh my gosh, I knew I recognized her! I was Aircrew Life Support for the 333rd FS at SJAFB. She was always so nice…and I remember all my male co workers had a crush on her. 😆
Randomly In accurate
August 31, 2020 at 1:21 am
One of the most manly “women” I’ve ever seen
andybaldman
August 31, 2020 at 1:55 am
She seems like a robot. What’s with all the annoying cuts? She can fly, but she can’t talk.
andybaldman
August 31, 2020 at 1:55 am
That eyeshadow isn’t a good look, hun.
beby kurnia
August 31, 2020 at 6:44 am
She looks like troian Bellisario 😂
Petar Stojković
August 31, 2020 at 6:53 am
God’s World
August 31, 2020 at 8:46 am
I’ve been to the Air Force academy in Colorado and the chapel,,, awesome site and time….,,, god’s Warriors..😎
Nekminute
August 31, 2020 at 8:51 am
Dont underestimate Serbian tech 🤣
RRR FRDD
August 31, 2020 at 3:34 pm
Just found out that The Incredibles is even more incredible.
Scott L
August 31, 2020 at 4:10 pm
Don’t the WWII dudes use throat mic’s?
JAG 0937 EB
August 31, 2020 at 11:00 pm
u suk
William Pierce
August 31, 2020 at 11:38 pm
Thanks. I enjoyed the clips and comentary.
AWC
September 1, 2020 at 2:35 am
12:19 YOOOOO I WAS NOT EXPECTING THAT! THANK YOU FOR DOING LES CHEVALIERS DU CIEL!!! It was the last movie I saw in cinema in France before I moved to Canada. 7 year old me knew he wanted to be a fighter pilot after that!
Lachlan Purves
September 1, 2020 at 4:27 am
about the Incredible’s jet, the idea of putting afterburners on a civilian business jet design has had prototypes and production by the french only they could put afterburners on civilian business jet called the Falcon 20 i highly suggest watching video’s about it is one helluva plane.
Javers
September 1, 2020 at 4:39 am
Woah woah woah F-5? That is a Soviet MiG-28.
R O
September 1, 2020 at 5:35 am
Wow this was amazing. Well done to her, so knowledgeable. I love these episodes!!!
Bilal Murtaza
September 1, 2020 at 6:32 am
didnt know kristen wiig was an ex pilot
George Taylor
September 1, 2020 at 8:35 am
At 11:49 that looks like a mig-21 which has stick deflection limiter override which would increase the turn rate but no the that extent. Hunt very unrealistic
taggah2000
September 1, 2020 at 12:11 pm
Of course the Disney-Pixar is the most accurate of all of them. They do such a good job with their background research.
Blow Berry
September 1, 2020 at 12:25 pm
she said a f5 but the fighter used in top gun is f14
Nathan Adler
September 1, 2020 at 1:59 pm
She’s referring to the craft getting flipped off.
zeus bolt
September 1, 2020 at 1:04 pm
She have never been in combat
88michaelandersen
September 1, 2020 at 1:30 pm
I want to see this pilot and the other pilot do an episode together. I bet they could find a lot of interesting things to say about flying.
Yoodle Yoda
September 1, 2020 at 4:24 pm
She’s soo badass
Steve Cole
September 1, 2020 at 5:14 pm
It’s time to do a fly by!!
David Bentley
September 1, 2020 at 5:32 pm
She missed the opportunity to say he’s doing a INCREDIBLE job… instead of fantastic
Codex One
September 1, 2020 at 8:18 pm
On another fighter pilot reaction someone said in regards to the heat seeking missiles: “Those missiles are not rabid dogs. They will not chase you to kingdom come.”
I had to laugh so hard 🤣😂
subvet657
September 1, 2020 at 9:50 pm
IT’S A MOVIE. it’s for entertainment. it’s not a documentary. I could tell you all the things wrong with every submarine movie ever but……you don’t need to know.
Caitlin Danielle Foster
September 1, 2020 at 9:56 pm
I have always loved that scene in The Incredibles. <3 What a great movie.
Adam Todd
September 1, 2020 at 11:39 pm
When did he transition
Alfredo Vicente
September 1, 2020 at 11:55 pm
We get to see one “technique critique” talking about multiple movies, it would be funnier to see multiple professionals criticising one single movie, like “let’s all kick it while is lying on the floor” thing
Timmothy McCandless
September 2, 2020 at 12:05 am
She’s treating all of these movies as if they are the same time period but a lot of these were 70-80 years ago and tactics and regs were different.
Ramo Salguod
September 2, 2020 at 12:17 am
Love this!!!
Chris Mackenzie
September 2, 2020 at 12:33 am
ITS NOT AN F-5, ITS A MIG-28!!!
Mike Minor
September 2, 2020 at 1:02 am
Cute Lady!
BrooksMediaChannel
September 2, 2020 at 1:51 am
Christine Mau did wonderful commentary. I was one of the co-creators of the History Channel series DogFights and would loved to have had her doing commentary on the series.
Daniel Schick
September 2, 2020 at 3:48 am
To be fair Col. Parr and BG Risner are the exception to these rules
Allan Gibson
September 2, 2020 at 4:51 am
There was at least one business jet fitted with afterburners, the Dassault Falcon 20 and Dassault built a number of business jets with full fighter radar and equipment fit (including hard points) as military trainers. The Iraqi airforce used one to stage a strike on a US warship.
Australia is working on deploying armed jet fighter drones as part of the “Loyal Wingman” program.
Amadeo Suyoso
September 2, 2020 at 5:34 am
There`s a scene when Helen Parr presses a button labeled “Chaff”, but her plane ejects flares instead.
Tomoe Gozen
September 2, 2020 at 7:14 am
Love that Sky Crawlers was included. But disappointed she didn’t mention Bill Overstreet flying under the Eiffel tower when she reviewed Return to Base.
Danny R
September 2, 2020 at 11:08 am
The question is… for someone who is clearly well versed and experienced fighter pilot, if Hollywood was at least 80-90% accurate in their movie portrayals. How interesting would these films be to watch, and I wonder how many who saw Top Gun or Iron Eagle in the mid 80s were disappointed that one cannot evade an ‘unfriendly’ with an aileron roll!
Tuomo Tarkiainen
September 2, 2020 at 11:39 am
She has made history. The first female pilot of F-35 ever.
Frank Bizzoco
September 2, 2020 at 12:02 pm
Even though the HUD in Top Gun is highly inaccurate in a Tomcat, I have to give it props because it is also the movie that got me into fighters. Movies will always be entertaining, but inaccurate to add to the excitement. Hopefully Maverick will be more accurate to the Super Hornet. Excellent analysis ma’am ! I am going to go play DCS, and pretend I am a fighter pilot now lol. BTW, DCS World is releasing a F-15E module…..eventually.
MonMon Fiasco
September 2, 2020 at 12:28 pm
actually their a Private Jet that has after Burner capabilty
Hirschi74
September 2, 2020 at 2:58 pm
But why is the wingman in Top Gun stating his fuel state after the lead a/c reported “lock on”?
Ronald Mcdonald
September 2, 2020 at 4:38 pm
in her haydays ,she blew well. salute captain
mordsithrahl
September 2, 2020 at 5:10 pm
I am a little surprised you did not comment on the scenes of another classic “The Battle of Britain”.
Michael Lakowski
September 2, 2020 at 5:37 pm
Great review “Grinder”! The only thing that was a bit off base was the WWII pilots with their masks off. Being the son of a WWII US Aviation Vet, it was most common for them to fly without them on, since they communicated with mostly throat mics, officially known a laryngophones. When they got to altitude, they would put their masks on, or when they came close to their known reach of enemy fighters. Otherwise, I loved the vid!
Michael B
September 2, 2020 at 6:18 pm
1940’s fighters didn’t have drop visors mam..
Doc JS
September 2, 2020 at 7:27 pm
very nicely narrated – awesome job
Russell Thorburn
September 2, 2020 at 7:57 pm
12:10 turn radius of 500 ft at that speed (if it were even possible) = wings go bye bye and pilot goes sleepy bye.
g2macs
September 2, 2020 at 10:34 pm
When she talks about sun glare she fails to see at 5.20 the pilot has on RAF goggles with sunshades.
Allen Watson
September 2, 2020 at 10:39 pm
She explain everything perfectly
Dean Ainsworth
September 2, 2020 at 11:07 pm
Having a radar warning receiver seems like an awesome idea. Until you become a crew member on a C-130… At which point you start to wonder if you really want to know..
N176LD Esperanza
September 3, 2020 at 12:35 am
Good stuff. Wouldn’t Spitfire pilots have measured their fuel in liters not gallons? Or maybe that was before the UK went metric.
tehdoughboy
September 3, 2020 at 2:27 am
This video just made me realize tha Taika Waititi was in Green Lantern?!
itildude
September 3, 2020 at 3:11 am
I’ve always wanted to be a fighter pilot, but due to life only made it to a really good glider pilot. Love the video, great content.
James Edwards
September 3, 2020 at 3:25 am
When Critiquing BEHIND ENEMY LINES, Looking Past The Missles, The Reason For Climbing, If They Were IR Missiles, Is Obvious. They Were Flying Through Mountainous Terrain With SNOW. They Were Already A MUCH Bigger Heat Source.
Vic D
September 3, 2020 at 3:27 am
‘Action’ movies don’t even get car driving correct, let alone aircraft.
Ben Harrison
September 3, 2020 at 4:20 am
Can we see something similar with helicopters?
Albert Esquibel
September 3, 2020 at 4:28 am
Grinder I’ll be your wingman any day…
Eric B
September 3, 2020 at 4:35 am
You missed one in Top Gun. The whole movie makes the WSO (guy in the back) just look like he’s along for the ride and to compliment Tom Cruise. I’m sure some WSOs would like a little love in a future episode.
Julius Caesar
September 3, 2020 at 7:48 am
Sorry the Chair Force isn’t on par with navy fighter pilots. Get back in the kitchen sweetie. You’re out of your league.
Kai Johnson
September 3, 2020 at 7:58 am
One of my favorite things of being a pilot is realizing that Incredibles is far more accurate than Top Gun. Always made me laugh.
Bee Cee
September 3, 2020 at 9:52 am
Does it get any better? Smart, beautiful, and lethal.
SASR 2Sq
September 3, 2020 at 10:07 am
I am a huge proponent of women in the military, anyone against the practice is a chauvinist.
No TDLN will be disclosed:
My squad had our butts pulled out of a jam by a female A10 driver and wing out of Bagram one afternoon. The driver was as cool as a cucumber while she made her runs and went into the fight without hesitation. They also stuck around to make sure that we were clear and underway before they RTB. Were it not for her, and her wing’s actions that day we most likely would not have made it out in one piece. Massive props.
I recently found out that this same driver now flys F-35’s.
SASR 2Sq
September 3, 2020 at 10:07 am
I am a huge proponent of women in the military, anyone against the practice is a chauvinist.
No TDLN will be disclosed:
My squad had our butts pulled out of a jam by a female A10 driver and wing out of Bagram one afternoon. The driver was as cool as a cucumber while she made her runs and went into the fight without hesitation. They also stuck around to make sure that we were clear and underway before they RTB. Were it not for her, and her wing’s actions that day we most likely would not have made it out in one piece. Massive props.
I recently found out that this same driver now flies F-35’s.
Wind Ex
September 3, 2020 at 2:46 pm
So Wired is basically copying everything C.W. Lemoine has done…..
Randy Erickson
September 3, 2020 at 3:18 pm
I wonder if she plays the new Microsoft Flight 2020?
Scott Stathis
September 3, 2020 at 11:43 pm
Always fun to watch. But what I want to know is how did she get the call sign, “Grinder”? LOL.
darthvador1976
September 4, 2020 at 1:39 am
She would be so cool to talk to!
Rob Coghlan
September 4, 2020 at 3:38 am
(aerodynamics)
Eric Brown
September 4, 2020 at 8:11 am
Loved that scene in Behind Enemy Lines, accurate or not. Absolutely riveting.
Amanda Hugginkiss
September 4, 2020 at 12:30 pm
I loved flying with you in the Lancers and am proud to have known you once. I do have an answer for “coffin corner” though. Now that I’m flying an airliner, its the term they use for the ceiling because slow speed limit matches high speed limit (stall and mach buffet, which feels like 35 aoa but at a much slower Hertz than the strike.) Not taking this crj to the range any time soon. :p
Next do “Brack Eagle!!!”
spoddie
September 4, 2020 at 12:46 pm
She must be fun at parties
laurenkd89
September 4, 2020 at 5:31 pm
Let me just say: huge kudos to Wired for getting so many female experts on this series. Love seeing this representation and expertise!
Stephen Sues
September 4, 2020 at 6:30 pm
Can you please do one where an expert looks at movies and TV about cloning?
cptramius
September 4, 2020 at 8:19 pm
I suggest experts on mentally gifted people do a critique on geniuses depicted in movies or TV shows
Logan Byrne
September 4, 2020 at 9:20 pm
I like you, wish we could chat
Dustin Bailon
September 5, 2020 at 12:15 am
I know its not a movie, but SWAT kats needed to be on here.
Reed R
September 5, 2020 at 1:05 am
Thank you for crushing Hollywood’s disregard for reality via its overuse of drama in these films!
Love how the animated film gets the most props.
Ira Ford
September 5, 2020 at 6:25 am
Great breakdown.
Bill Kelsoe
September 5, 2020 at 10:58 am
Hey Christine, please critique the crazy Russian fighter pilot who shooed the F-15. What would your reaction be? Would you drag him to a fight?
Ant Mills
September 5, 2020 at 1:20 pm
Her love for Top Gun is awesome, let’s face it there must be so many real pilots that were inspired by that movie..
Tyrone Taylor
September 5, 2020 at 1:24 pm
Why doesn’t Hollywood consult with military experts before making these movies? Sometimes they do, but…
Tyrone Taylor
September 5, 2020 at 1:25 pm
Pearl Harbor was garbage
Dan Luis Diaz Velilla
September 5, 2020 at 3:44 pm
You missed Howling Mad Murdock!
Nick Bartell
September 5, 2020 at 4:38 pm
Are you Single? (Nick@ApexFinancial.US) Thanks Nick I will Respond:)
cucubau
September 5, 2020 at 4:47 pm
this woman has more balls than me.
TheTimeTraveler2025
September 5, 2020 at 6:59 pm
It will not be long before pilots are obsolete
Doc Brown
September 5, 2020 at 9:00 pm
Thank you Grinder for your service, my late dad was ANG a long time ago, I didn’t serve but help in other ways like help other civies better understand mil assets and helped w some stuff Langley was doing 30 yrs ago. I appreciate all mil folk and all jobs in the services. As for movies, many sins of physics fall under ‘it’s in the script’, although I am prone to ‘wtf was that’ when they really get it wrong. May eccentric goddesses keep you well.
ussling
September 6, 2020 at 3:31 am
I would have liked to have seen the analysis of the aviation action in the movie, “Hot Shots” and “The Final Countdown”.
East Meets West Presents
September 6, 2020 at 3:31 am
I was also expecting to see her critique the sequence in Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 Operation Kingfish where the AC-130 deployed flares against an RPG when that is totally unrealistic since RPGs aren’t infrared guided.
Dafnessific
September 6, 2020 at 5:38 am
Do Iron Eagle II. Just throw it out there like bad borscht.
Dustin Rieck
September 6, 2020 at 11:24 am
World war 2 pilot microphone was on there throat not in the oxygen mask
antartis73
September 6, 2020 at 1:51 pm
Just a few comments; Not all ww2 pilot masks have the microphone incorporated in them, case in point world war 2 USAAF T-20 and T-30, the German ones, RAF mk.II and Soviet La-3 and La-5 throat microphones. So one can safely assume that the pilots in the Red Tails are using the USAAF type. Probably the least noticeable one of many mistakes in that film. Also most fighter pilots didn’t wear their oxygen mask supply below 10,000ft because there was no need as oxygen is sufficient. The Red Tails Pilots are strafing up a train very close to ground level. Also in Top Gun they had real navy fighter pilot consultants, I’m sure the lingo was checked with them? ‘Lock up’ on infrared missile shots sounds about right no? Finally on the ‘pull up blow up’ comment; In propeller fighters such as the P-51 many pilots would use the climbing advantage against 109s in a zoom climb to force the German pilots to stall out and get right behind their tail. like Clarence ‘Bud’ Anderson.I don’t know how good a fighter pilot you are and I do agree with most of the other comments but you do come across as an expert fighter pilot on all eras which I’m sorry to say you can’t be.
El Kapitan
September 6, 2020 at 2:36 pm
I prefer that guy who’s a former navy pilot and a former Top Gun instructor, that guy on Vanity Fair channel
seansamurai1981
September 6, 2020 at 2:56 pm
With Dunkirk, I think my only complaint on what was said was the altitude.
Spitfires, especially the early ones were very inefficient at higher altitudes and was easily out manoeuvred by the BF109.
I would say though they would’ve probably been a bit higher than the film shows though but thats less cinematic
rustyz8
September 6, 2020 at 4:20 pm
The coastguard once but afterburners on a falcon 20 private jet.
Boiler Kim
September 7, 2020 at 1:11 am
Props for including Return to Base and Sky Fighters, two very fun films
Mike K
September 7, 2020 at 8:39 am
Thank you for this video!! I think the technology shown in movies is better these days than in years gone by, but it’s still fantastic to get authoritative opinions about how close to real the movie-makers have got it. I guess its not easy to have script-writers and designers get together with pilots to iron out these sorts of inaccuracies, but it certainly makes a difference to me. And I assume lots of others too. i smirked a few times at how polite you were at some of the clips, saying “…not realistic.” when someone else, who is not as polite as you would say “That’s total BS!” Thank you again – highly entertaining video, and educational as well.
Dario
September 7, 2020 at 9:58 am
we now that, but, it is a movie
henryhbk
September 7, 2020 at 3:41 pm
Coffin corner was a term frequently used in relation to the u2 at altitude. Here is the Wikipedia article on coffin corner: (aerodynamics) but overall great assessment.
JS K
September 7, 2020 at 4:56 pm
Thank you for your service maam
Kyle Sky
September 7, 2020 at 8:53 pm
She’s hot. For a fighter pilot.
Andrew Ballantyne
September 7, 2020 at 10:05 pm
What dose your 6 mean
JH Dix
September 11, 2020 at 10:16 pm
Imagine a clockface around your position, with 12 o’clock in front of you, 3 o’clock to your right etc. So your 6 (6 o’clock) would be right behind you.
Antek
September 7, 2020 at 10:22 pm
Im preety sure in WW2 they had throat microphones so they didnt need to wear masks to talk to each other
Celtic Jay
September 8, 2020 at 12:48 am
what a joke
mdogzino
September 8, 2020 at 5:57 am
RE: the INCREDIBLES civilian jet having afterburners. Not sure whats it’s purpose was but, the Falcon 20 is one civilian jet made by the French that featured afterburners.
Mark Andrews
September 11, 2020 at 12:10 am
Being the head of Story on Incredibles, the actual pilot of the plan flew ‘Supers’ into missions. Its one of Helen’s oldest friends ( picture of him in the scene by a jet when she’s on the phone) there was a longer scene with him “handing over the keys” but was ended on the edit room floor. The jet is make-believe, a “civilian” jet with James Bond like goodies on board.
Mark Andrews
September 11, 2020 at 12:11 am
So we tricked it out with some cool gadgets- Afterburners was a must!!!
Andrew Smoot
September 8, 2020 at 4:38 pm
Another inaccuracy in Top Gun, I’m 99.9% sure that fighter pilots keep their O2 masks on for the entire time that the cockpit is secured, not just when they engage an enemy.
Andrew Smoot
September 8, 2020 at 4:38 pm
Another inaccuracy in Top Gun, and any movie depicting air-to-air combat; I’m 99.9% sure that fighter pilots keep their O2 masks on for the entire time that the cockpit/canopy is secured, not just when they engage an enemy.
Andrew Smoot
September 11, 2020 at 11:12 am
Evidenced by the fact that, when the camera cuts to wide shots of the planes, the pilot and back-seater are wearing their o2 masks, even when they weren’t wearing them in the close-ups.
Andrew Smoot
September 8, 2020 at 4:38 pm
Another inaccuracy in Top Gun, and any movie depicting modern air-to-air combat; I’m 99.9% sure that fighter pilots keep their O2 masks on for the entire time that the cockpit/canopy is secured, not just when they engage an enemy.
Devan Sch
September 8, 2020 at 9:57 pm
I would do her maintenance debrief after she landed, shes a cool woman.
StillNoCouch
September 9, 2020 at 11:27 am
She’s awesome at explaining stuff !
Well done !
I Dunno
September 9, 2020 at 11:45 pm
I mean you’re a woman tho… 🔥
rpgrynn
September 10, 2020 at 9:58 pm
Simply Awesome
Misses Witch
September 11, 2020 at 12:44 am
The pilot gives the finger the other pilot “Obviously the black mirage was not co-operative” made me laugh so much
scott boelke
September 11, 2020 at 4:22 am
The unproffesionalism of Red Tails hurt to watch. Especially the cliche opening scene where the “white” fighter pilots abandon the bombers – thus setting the narrative. You were too kind to that movie.
fhhsvnggbh
September 12, 2020 at 9:59 am
Your the female top gun tom cruise, awesome!
Im guessing women can fly fighters better than us blokes yeah?
Graham, King of the Britons!
September 14, 2020 at 1:10 pm
Well yes and no, they can handle high G better than men, but men more often tend to have the necessary mental state for pilots
Richard Bowers
September 12, 2020 at 6:05 pm
Not a documentary I’m guessing???
Richard Silva
September 12, 2020 at 7:48 pm
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Tx240
September 12, 2020 at 8:42 pm
4:02 Correction: in WWII, they used a throat mic, not a modern day mic in the mask.
Further, at low altitude, as depicted, they might well have the mask off because they don’t need the oxygen and it’s already hot and stuffy enough in a cockpit with no air conditioning that mask off could be cooler and allow easier breathing.
9:21 Correction: The correct correction is that Maverick is not going for a radar lock, but that he is going for an IR lock, as the close range infra red missile requires its own lock, regardless of what the radar may or may not be locked onto.
11:09 Very unlikely, but not totally unrealistic:
Whiskey's Gaming Lounge
September 12, 2020 at 9:10 pm
F-5E!!!! THAT WAS NO F-5E they rolled inverted over! Even ignoring the obvious “Duh, that’s a MiG-28!!!!!” (which is… uhh… well… an F-5E or T-38 painted in a fictional nation’s livery… also, MiG uses odd numbers for their aircraft, not even numbers), you’d think she’d know an F-5E is a single seat aircraft. That was most definitely one of the T-38’s painted up as a filming aircraft. While the T-38 uses a lot of the overall shape of an F-5E, they are very different aircraft. An F-5E would run circles around a T-38. The T-38 is intended for training and familiarization flights. It’s also an act of treason to question the glory of Top Gun… just sayin!
RenaissanceNerd117
September 12, 2020 at 10:09 pm
Somebody get Mover to do a collab with this reviewer, would be good content.
Caliado
September 12, 2020 at 10:19 pm
Pearl Harbor was such an atrociously bad movie
James Lawyer
September 12, 2020 at 11:54 pm
Mav giving the Russian the bird is one of the best scenes of all time
Paul Cochran
September 13, 2020 at 1:09 am
You should watch “The Final Countdown” . Tomcats versus Zeros before CG. Supposedly almost lost a Tomcat.
orlock20
September 13, 2020 at 5:49 am
Anotehr thing about the SAMs was that they were slow. Modern AAs and SAMs start at Mach 3 where as the jet in the first scene was probably not even going Mach 1. There is a YouTube video of a SAM missing a Saudi Apache helicopter to show you how visually fast those things go.
The canopy on canopy scene in Top Gun can’t be done because the vertical stabilizers of the F-14 would hit the other aircraft.
NM
September 14, 2020 at 5:25 am
‘grinder’ is she a stripper?
Dieter MacPherson
September 14, 2020 at 5:31 am
Surprised she didn’t know coffin corner. I believe it’s in reference to the point where altitude and max airframe speed create stall risk. The U2 being the best example where it constantly was at the edge. At the altitudes clown transonic was much lower speed.
Tony Bologna
September 14, 2020 at 7:19 am
Inbox me for details on why they called her Grinder (it’s exactly what you think) and why she was relieved of her duties with us.
Firestorm
September 14, 2020 at 9:13 am
Should’ve shown the next bit of the scene of sky crawlers where the defender stalls out and gets punished for it
Budders
September 14, 2020 at 5:15 pm
Hey she came to my school before!
zgSHADOW
September 14, 2020 at 6:04 pm
I’m so glad they included Sky Crawlers
The movie is excellent
Matt Norris
September 14, 2020 at 9:05 pm
This lady is awesome!!!
Ed Turner
September 15, 2020 at 12:25 am
10:30. Low levels, time to die. Very good points. I witnessed an F-16 crash that illustrated that; 9 AM, October 15, 1989. It was going fast enough and low enough that the pilot could do little more than try to minimize damage and casualties on the ground. We can’t prove this was his actual intent, since it would have been impossible for anything to have survived that impact.
Brian Aronson
September 15, 2020 at 1:34 am
“Coffin corner” takes me back to advanced aerodynamics class
Random Number
September 15, 2020 at 2:13 am
Okay, interesting video – respect.
Seth that's not what this is about
September 15, 2020 at 3:28 am
What about a 4G inverted dive with a Mig-28???
mughis rathore
September 15, 2020 at 3:29 am
Nice 👍
Forest Green
September 15, 2020 at 4:50 am
Wired is really putting on female experts with this series. Love that. Respect that!
twisting nether
September 15, 2020 at 9:39 am
8:08 *Afterburners on civilian aircraft*
not a 100% true
There’s the “Dassault Falcon 20”, which is a rare exception for that rule. The Falcon 20 was flown with the Garrett TFE1042 engine with afterburners. But otherwise, she is right, it’s totally uncommon.
marcus szewczyk
September 15, 2020 at 10:16 am
two accurate things in top gun
1 top gun is real
2 they do fly aeroplanes
Steve Doolan
September 15, 2020 at 3:42 pm
Why is it – cutting every – few seconds when – she talks? It’s – really – annoying.
BLUECHET
September 15, 2020 at 4:26 pm
Women make good fighter pilots..
Aurélien
September 15, 2020 at 7:24 pm
Yo fix your sound recording pls
Clown Baby
September 16, 2020 at 2:44 am
What no iron eagle?
Inkling Boy
September 16, 2020 at 6:42 am
8:15 critiques about the afterburner on that civilian airplane…..
Concorde: am I a joke to you?
Jwatch
September 16, 2020 at 2:19 pm
just a movie not important very realistic move ..just enjoy the movie…
Niels Swinkels
September 16, 2020 at 2:50 pm
I feel like she is talking about WW2 stuf like as if they flew fighter jets in WW2
Erwin Rommel
September 16, 2020 at 2:50 pm
I feel like she is talking about WW2 stuf like as if they flew fighter jets in WW2
cerealchild1
September 16, 2020 at 9:10 pm
This was really interesting and informative!!!
Arthur Henry
September 16, 2020 at 10:04 pm
Wow awesome girl
David Dempsey
September 16, 2020 at 11:10 pm
It’s a movie. It has to look and sound good.
Henry van de Venter
September 17, 2020 at 7:43 am
Coffin Corner, also known as Q Corner, is a term for the peak at the top of the flight envelope where the critical Mach number and stall speed are within a few knots.
Simplified explanation though as there are multiple factors involved in where this peak or “corner” approach each other/intersect including G-force loading, gross loaded weight etc.
Hello Corona
September 17, 2020 at 1:17 pm
Lol she can’t even operate an ejection mechanism. Yeah ask the department of transportation aka airforce about combat. Lmao 🤣 she has no combat experience per her public service record so super glad she read a lot about it.
adamndirtyape
September 17, 2020 at 4:42 pm
Movies and shows always want to show the actors’ faces, so it’s almost inevitable that they will have any sort of masks off where possible. Space movies also do something similar, where spacesuit helmets always seem to have lights inside that light up the actors’ faces but would probably be a terrible nuisance in real life. It’s inaccurate, but it’s probably always going to happen as long as movies and shows are made.
Jonathan Cassels
September 17, 2020 at 5:39 pm
Grinder: “She does have afterburners… which is not something you would see in a civilian jet”
Garrett Falcon 20: “Am I nothing do you?”
Mr Fappn
September 17, 2020 at 8:21 pm
Insider and wired producing the same content
Richard Jones
September 17, 2020 at 11:14 pm
Pick and choose your flight. Is the first thing.
Curtis Conway
September 18, 2020 at 12:02 am
Great Job “Grinder” . . . Torch Out!
Maxwell Clark
September 18, 2020 at 12:53 pm
The thing is, you can’t ruin Top Gun, it’s just THAT movie
I also liked Behind Enemy Lines, I know the flying scenes were kinda unrealistic, but I still liked it.
George
September 18, 2020 at 3:05 pm
Love her callsign “Grinder”
Jack Huang
September 18, 2020 at 4:35 pm
I like this person after watching the whole thing
brostelio
September 18, 2020 at 4:53 pm
She is incredible.
David Doyle
September 18, 2020 at 9:34 pm
In a simulation I’ve done Mach 1.5 50ft off the ground and I used a thrust master. Russians also train to fly almost Mach 1 close to the ground with a micro TTD. I’m pretty sure pilots during red flag have also done the same. I wish they reviewed one of the most famous scenes where maverick buzzes the tower in a flyby. Definitely can see a lot of big wigs going crazy if that was done for real I’d imagine you’d do jail time for a stunt like that on a busy military base or carrier.
Zak Emerick
September 19, 2020 at 12:29 am
What did green lantern get right?
Liam Styles Chang
September 19, 2020 at 1:39 am
This lady is a total boss!
Daniel Harrison
September 19, 2020 at 2:27 am
The veteran in me wants to know why her call sign is “Grinder”?
murraystewartj
September 19, 2020 at 5:59 am
If only we could all have a class act like Christine Mau watching our six. In the air or scuffling on the ground – would be nice.
75ur15
September 19, 2020 at 9:07 am
Technically it isn’t impossible to design a fighter that could make those turns, we just await the human body (or drone) that can handle the g forces and the design that could enable additional thrusters to make such a turn
KenworthCowboy
September 19, 2020 at 4:34 pm
WADR Ma’am, in WWII pilota used throat mikes…the mike was not in the mask. Also, during the War, pilots could select “demand” or “full” on their O2 supply, and rarely used O2 below 8k in order to preserve their very limited supply of O2.
My Grandfather was a pilot in the South Pacific throughout the war, and still had one of his masks.
tm
September 19, 2020 at 10:15 pm
Sooo what does the F-35 engine say?
Daehawk
September 20, 2020 at 1:32 am
I always thought with Top Gun and other movies that them using missiles was wrong because they were so close and should be using guns.
webeducation
September 20, 2020 at 1:45 am
“She’s able to maneuver this airplane like no commercial jet I’ve ever seen” – said with almost a straight face – had me rolling.
curtisharrell
September 20, 2020 at 4:54 am
Ok, Christine, so, in the Incredibles clip, is that pilot…you??
Henoik
September 20, 2020 at 11:00 am
Top Gun:
“I got him, Bingo!”
Aight guys, let’s RTB.. We’re bingo
Henoik
September 20, 2020 at 11:07 am
Coffin corner is a correct reference, although it’s used more in civilian aviation to depict the altitude where your stall speed and Vmo meets.
Alaa videos
September 20, 2020 at 4:13 pm
Did you notice how she blink.. Keep those eyes open while flying lol
John Golombek
September 21, 2020 at 12:53 am
Great video and break down. I’m the same way as a grunt watching movies.
Phantom453
September 21, 2020 at 7:33 am
So I’m not the only one who cringes when they film all this unrealistic garbage? Good to know. Great video.
David Mulabi
September 21, 2020 at 1:21 pm
Very good piece. As an aviation junkie, i look forward to more stuff like this.
SiriusMined
September 21, 2020 at 4:39 pm
I always laugh in movies when a pilot for some reason can’t breathe while they are wearing their mask, and then take their mask off. As if somehow breathing cabin air is better than being fed oxygen directly.
Salvatore Tessio
September 21, 2020 at 8:17 pm
Yeah, I bet she’s a “grinder” all right 😉
Noah Blaszak
September 21, 2020 at 8:54 pm
There’s normal people then there’s people that watch anime
Gangfire
September 21, 2020 at 10:40 pm
I like to write little vignettes in support of my roleplaying; thanks for all the corrections, they’re very welcome.
Raven North
September 22, 2020 at 3:16 am
Fun how she’s all serious about Iron Man but says nothing about where he keeps the fuel.
MIKE SCHUMACHER
September 22, 2020 at 3:56 am
You broke down the Incredibles? REALLY? Wired I was with you up until then….
Levottomat01
September 22, 2020 at 5:21 am
I’m pretty sure coffin corner was a position in a combat box of bombers in ww2.
Turtle Lake Tactical
September 22, 2020 at 6:21 am
WW2 pilots often wore throat mics, most didn’t have oxygen, and a few civilian aircraft do have afterburner engines.
kain hall
September 22, 2020 at 6:34 am
2:10 ya, you want to dive, HARD….. the missile is trying to lead you… but it doesnt know where the ground is
so by diving…. you can get it to track into the dirt, miles before it is close to you (yet, you still have enough room to pull up)
.
and ya…. that blue sky….AKA space…. is very cold, and you are the hottest thing in the sky
get low…. the ground thats been in the sun for 7 hours is quite hot
kain hall
September 22, 2020 at 6:38 am
4:21 these WW2 mics are NO WHERE NEAR as sensitive as modern day mics.
simply bringing it a bit closer isnt going to do crap
.
even modern mics….despite being way more sensitive…. because of the AGGRESSIVE noise gating…..
its just going to think of your voice as the jet / prop making a bit of noise, and completely ignore it
kain hall
September 22, 2020 at 6:45 am
8:04 “ill try barrel rolling, thats a good trick”
.
yet to the missile, that only cares about heat…. (or radar reflection)
your not changing position….. to the missile, you are flying straight and level
.
AKA…. a perfect target.
.
even a simple “roll left, and pull back on the stick and turn very hard”
is better than just spinning around in the same geometric “plain”
.
in real life….. the missiles would not of been confused by that
and simply planted themselves right up her exhaust
kain hall
September 22, 2020 at 6:50 am
10:11 we do that in DCS flight sim (a sim originally developed for the military…. were EVERY button is clickable, and does EXACTLY what it does in real life)
.
however…. it takes a LOT of skill to….
first…. match speeds
second… roll inverted and not go up or down
third…. to hold this position long enough to take a picture and flip them off
.
in DCS…. we do it as more as a meme
rather than anything tactical or strategic
kain hall
September 22, 2020 at 7:03 am
coffin corner is when your altitude is very high….. and in that thin air, you must go fast to get lift in said thin air
but, the speed of sound is lower in thinner air
.
so you can very quickly end up over speeding (snapping a wing off)
or flying too slow (high ground speed, but low air speed over the wings…. again, due to thin air)….. which makes you stall
.
you might have a 10 mph (knot) range between stall (aka, too slow) and over-speed
kain hall
September 22, 2020 at 7:06 am
15:45 coffin corner is when your altitude is very high….. and in that thin air, you must go fast to get lift in said thin air
but, the speed of sound is lower in thinner air
.
so you can very quickly end up over speeding (snapping a wing off)
or flying too slow (high ground speed, but low air speed over the wings…. again, due to thin air)….. which makes you stall
.
you might have a 10 mph (knot) range between stall (aka, too slow) and over-speed
.
its called coffin corner due to the way its displayed on the instruments / HUD
you have this VERY small “corner” in your data to fly in
.
again….
too slow…. and you stall
10 knots (mph) faster….. and you over-speed and rip a wing off
.
its more for civilian / commercial jets…… as they cant go faster than mach 1
in military jets….. ya just go faster…. as most can hit mach 1.8….. if not mach 2.3
kain hall
September 22, 2020 at 7:10 am
i just wonder how she got her call-sign……..
.
did she land or take off wrong…. and grind the tail on the ground
or was she a bit too “excited” at the squadron party’s….. and grind on some dudes like its high school prom?
.
guess we will never know!!!!
Keegan Ingram
September 22, 2020 at 7:32 pm
that’s a T-38 not an F-5 haha
Sean Joy
September 23, 2020 at 4:16 am
what happened to norad on 911?
Paul Grimmond
September 23, 2020 at 10:31 am
I have to stop you on the red tails analysis, there is no need for o2 under 10,000′ and in ww2 they generally used throat microphones (which I think you can actually see in this opening scene) and its a movie, you have to see their face!
Michael Earnest
September 23, 2020 at 1:27 pm
Pushing in on CW Lemoine’s lane. This is a cheap knock off!
Rafi Jaxsen
September 23, 2020 at 7:01 pm
I thought Hollywood hired experts like yourself to advise them so they don’t make these types of mistakes in these movies. Obviously, some studios fail miserably at doing their homework.
Joey Campagna
September 23, 2020 at 7:15 pm
Terrific video, figured I’d check it out quickly but ended up watching the whole thing. Wonderful expert.
Tondria Sanders
September 24, 2020 at 12:44 am
Fantastic! I loved this video. Thank you Wired!
Liam Static
September 24, 2020 at 12:11 pm
Proof that women aren’t oppressed.. check ✔
P Franco
September 24, 2020 at 10:29 pm
Other Vloggers beat you by about a year….BTW 0 Foxtrot Uniform Charlie Kilos given
Edmund Rogers
September 24, 2020 at 11:09 pm
2:18 “What they should have done…” is hire you for on set consultation 😉
Ross
September 25, 2020 at 6:08 am
can she please her review the latest Microsoft Flight Simulator (with a good light stick and other controls)
Jeff
September 25, 2020 at 3:24 pm
Coffin corner
Elle C
September 25, 2020 at 3:34 pm
Coffin corner is a term used in commercial or civil aviation where(I believe, don’t hold me to it) a plane is reaching max altitude and max speed.
Rikard Nilsson
September 25, 2020 at 7:53 pm
1:40 it does if there’s simultaneously something wrong with the aircraft…which would be almost as unbelievable as that missile tailing him for 2½ minutes.
Rikard Nilsson
September 25, 2020 at 8:06 pm
Turning very tightly around the skyscrapers? No they’re obviously just drifting, welcome to The fast and the furious 15 – Air Drift.
Carlos Danger
September 25, 2020 at 8:25 pm
Coffin corner would be the speed range your able to fly at at@certain altitude without stalling, higher the altitude smaller speed window
Arnold Sherrill
September 26, 2020 at 3:09 am
I would love to see her and Mondays with mover do a collaboration on any military Aviation related movie review trust me it would be epic to watch and to listen to
LovinLife Multimedia
September 26, 2020 at 4:47 am
Coffin corner is the region of flight where a fast but subsonic fixed-wing aircraft’s stall speed is near the critical Mach number, at a given gross weight and G-force loading. In this region of flight, it is very difficult to keep an airplane in stable flight.
lilieth cameron
September 26, 2020 at 4:04 pm
It always amazes me how movies and television always seem to get air combat and flying right. You just sit there watching and say ” that’s about right that’s how they do it” lol.
richard hakes
September 26, 2020 at 5:29 pm
Should’ve done Hot Shots.
Rich Holland
September 26, 2020 at 9:59 pm
Didn’t the Concorde have burners or reheaters?
Edgar Weippl
September 27, 2020 at 5:33 am
15:43 Coffin corner: (aerodynamics)
Invox
September 27, 2020 at 8:02 pm
FYI “Mau” is portuguese means “bad”… And this is one “badass” lady. 😄
Dave Crupel
September 27, 2020 at 9:38 pm
Only *One* civillian built airplane has ever been equipped and flown with afterburners.
It is an old Dassault Falcon 20.
And it was designed as a reconaissance aircraft.
Here’s a link to Dassault’s article. They were kind enough to have it in English 🙂
Sidney Mathious
September 28, 2020 at 1:09 am
It sounds like this lady really know her stuff in an airplane and must have been very good in combat situations and must have been involved in the Red Flag exercises also and probably have been in the Desert Shield and Desert Storm situation as well.
Orville Meadows
September 28, 2020 at 6:11 am
I’d love to learn her opinion on iron eagle
Aishik Ashraf
September 29, 2020 at 3:40 am
Dunkirk 5:00
jmesha
September 29, 2020 at 6:48 pm
In reference to your comment about Top Gun inspiring you to want to be a pilot, in the Air Force, not the Navy ……… I had 16 years in the Air Force (enlisted maintenance) when I saw Top Gun. My first thought was that I need to transfer to the Navy!
Robert Hill
September 29, 2020 at 11:43 pm
She’s gorgeous. I would marry her in a second. Thank you ma’m for your service.
Cdog84
September 30, 2020 at 11:25 pm
I like her commentary.
Does Grinder have her own channel? Be cool to get her complete commentary. I like her to explain differences between military and commercial air traffic communication terminology, if there are any. Do military pilots also qualify for private pilot license?
Auburnfan2008
October 1, 2020 at 6:56 am
Afterburners “which is not something you would see in a civilian jet.”
Concorde: Am I a joke to you?
y1521t21b5
October 2, 2020 at 3:46 pm
6:56 It was great seeing _”Grinder’s”_ face light up there; almost like she felt a direct connection 😉
Scott Barr
October 3, 2020 at 3:52 am
great vid
J Walk
October 4, 2020 at 10:31 am
I’m addicted to watching videos of women speaking on subjects they’re experts in. Great content WIRED!
Heath Fitzgerald
October 4, 2020 at 1:59 pm
Unlike what she said there was a lot of time during my flights that I didn’t wear my mask. She’s making it sound like you can’t breathe if you don’t have it on and that is absolutely false.
Julian
October 5, 2020 at 2:15 am
3:54…
yeah I know a thing or two about that
JAlly Farms
October 5, 2020 at 6:33 am
Its a sad day when an air force pilot has to tell you how wrong a cartoon is.
JAlly Farms
October 5, 2020 at 6:37 am
funny another video said how Top Gun was a joke to RL fighter pilots and seriously impossible to do somethings they did in RL. However this video says it probably wouldn’t happen. not that it would be very dangerous and probably crash both aircraft.
F-15
October 5, 2020 at 8:34 pm
The top gun aileron roll apparently applies to all the movies.. 😂🤣
F-15
October 5, 2020 at 8:40 pm
She’s a woman of culture. Former F-15E pilot.
MusicByproduct
October 5, 2020 at 9:29 pm
That’s a distracting amount of cuts in the editing though.
Gabriel Felix Muñoz
October 6, 2020 at 2:25 am
I love how direct she was, almost condescending
hoonaynay
October 7, 2020 at 1:03 am
this may have been my favorite one of the break down series
Peter Tarantelli
October 7, 2020 at 3:49 pm
Fun video…thanks and thanks for your service!
itchykami
October 8, 2020 at 1:41 pm
what’s the G-force caused by spiraling around a skyscraper at mach 1.2?
Shasta Graff
October 8, 2020 at 6:51 pm
Check engine light is on!!
Sohil Ronagh
October 8, 2020 at 8:27 pm
Loved this episode Wired! Christine “Grinder” Mau is amazing (and super cool!) her explanations of all the aeronautics manoeuvres and in the most professional and tactful way crushing all the movie directors and the writers’ script errors. I could sit and listen to Grinder explaining all such things the whole day! I don’t know if she has kids yet, but she would make the coolest mom ever!
Chris Vickers
October 9, 2020 at 4:38 am
Wonder why she called the jets in top gun an f-5? Thought they were f-15’s? Something I’m missing?
Dario Zanze
October 9, 2020 at 8:02 pm
She didn’t brake down Hot Shots!
Edward Hunter
October 10, 2020 at 2:05 am
Good thing they included red tails
Pietri Guitars
October 10, 2020 at 3:26 am
15:45 I’ve heard U-2 pilots use the term coffin corner and what they are talking about is when they are up so high close to the maximum ceiling, the air is too thin that you need to fly faster to maintain lift but are almost flying the fastest allowed before overspeeding the plane. They fly near the “coffin corner” at usually a few knots between stalling the plane and over speeding the plane. If you look at the diagrams/spaghetti charts in the Tech Order for the plane, where these 2 airspeed lines intersect is known as the coffin corner. “Coffin” because you’ll die if you push the envelope any farther and “corner” because when 2 lines intersect they make a corner. There, taught the F-35 lady something she never had to deal with or learn in her fighter days.
Jeremy Miller
October 11, 2020 at 3:42 am
It hard to tell in the clip because his jacket is zipped up but many of the old fighter planes like the p40 in Redtails used throat mics. The microphone is strapped around your throat so you don’t need a mask. If the plane is under 10,000ft you don’t need oxygen. Not for sure they show it in the movie but in real events under 10,000 there is no need and those old birds had the oxygen stored in tanks so when they didn’t need it they would not use it. So for her to say the mic is in the mask and they have to have it is totally false. She is part wrong just because he is under 10,000 and would not need oxygen and then he could of had a throat mic on. But either way he was almost on the ground.
z0ck3r
October 12, 2020 at 11:49 am
That cutting tho
curtis m
October 12, 2020 at 12:35 pm
Christine Mau is my new favorite human being.
Wookie120
October 13, 2020 at 4:33 pm
Umm, in case you did not notice Miss Super Fighter Jock, the pilots in Dunkirk were wearing LEATHER helmets made in that period of time, NOT a modern flight helmet! At best some of the WWII fighter planes had smoked canopies but not all of them did.
Negasonic 117
October 13, 2020 at 4:37 pm
okay, problem with the top gun review, the part just before Maverick and Goose go into the flat spin. if i understand the Top Gun academy correctly, its a constant competition to get on top, but what Ice-Man did during that one scene where he banks up instead of to the right wouldve gotten him expelled or at least reprimanded, and the fact that he intentionally cuts off maverick to get the shot first when there were two other bogeys that he could’ve gone after, Viper and Jester would’ve been all over him at that point.
buisyman
October 13, 2020 at 9:41 pm
You should check out a book called Skyward by Brandon Sanderson. Check out the adventures of Spin, Hurl, Nedder, Quirk, FM, Jerkface and more.
the paceR1
October 14, 2020 at 12:04 am
i wouldn be scare flying againts her even in a mig 29
HeavyIzThaCrown -
October 14, 2020 at 7:16 am
She’s good! 👌🏾
George Delaney
October 15, 2020 at 2:46 pm
I wonder how many people Top Gun is responsible for recruiting
Commander Tomcat
October 15, 2020 at 6:10 pm
Great comments, so many of the audiences will not pick up on the inaccuracies of a movie.
Brent
October 15, 2020 at 6:39 pm
Fighter jest pilot breaks down fake movie….lol