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Tom Cruise
SimulatorsTaking a Transcontinental Flight in the Hypersonic Darkstar, Virtually
Ride along on a Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 journey in the semifictional scramjet based on the Lockheed SR-72 and flown by Tom Cruise in ‘Top Gun: Maverick.’
Patrick Chovanec![](https://www.flyingmag.com/uploads/2023/09/Darkstar-001.jpg?auto=webp&auto=webp&optimize=high&quality=70&width=1440)
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