Tom Cruise Stunt

[ClearedHot]

Supposedly he did this stunt himself.

[Tank]

I've read that he's done all of his stunts since the beginning, including all the stunts in the MI series.

Granted, I read it on the internet...

Edited November 3, 2014 by Tank

[Royal]

Pshhhh, Rambo did the same thing in First Blood Part 2. Over the top of Commie territory.

[FUSEPLUG]

Chuck Norris would have done it with the air deflector doors stowed... and JATO rockets.

[BolterKing]

Chuck Norris would have done it with the air deflector doors stowed... and JATO rockets.

False, an A400 couldn't get off the ground with Chuck Norris on board.

[Breckey]

Surprised an A400M got off the ground period.

[snoopyeast]

Is the stunt willingly getting aboard an Airbus?

[sky_king]

I'm more interested in that giant ass camera.

[Rokke]

Those are pictures of Tom finally coming out of the closet.

[Majestik Møøse]

Looks like the air deflectors are stowed in some of the shots.

Tom Cruise may be a foolish Scientologist, but this is cool.

[slackline]

I was just with the French for the last three years, huge surprise they got that thing to fly!

[Lord Ratner]

I was just with the French for the last three years, huge surprise they got that thing to fly!

It has a pretty cool air show demo team

[Red Fox]

Back in the day I flew C-130s and worked several Northen Edge exercises. So, lots of mingling with the Army (full of overly ambitious promises for use of airlift). During a planning conference break, I was talking with a USAR O-5. He told me when he was a young O-1 or O-2 he was participating in a mass airdrop at Pope. It was an all out effort with the general and staff jumping also. He and another young Lt were to be the jump masters on their plane. Before the drop, they overheard or were told directly by an oldhead jumpmaster NCO how he used to ride the air deflector doors after the doors were opened and prior to green light. The O-5 telling me the story deferred the challenge, but his friend was all for it. Needless to say, that particular C-130 had one jumper well short of the DZ and the gungho Lt had a difficult time expaining to the CO why he was way late getting to the rally point.

Story is much better when told in person. This is akin to a USAR NCO suggesting to one of his troops that he ride in the HMMWV while it was being LAPES'd. Loadmaster had a helluva time convincing the kid that it was a joke.

[HercDude]

I've read that he's done all of his stunts since the beginning, including all the stunts in the MI series.

Granted, I read it on the internet...

No, most of his stunts are done by a little known stunt double named Tom Crooze: