Mythbusters tested it out. They made a gun that can fire a penny at 64.4 miles per hour — the same speed at which a penny dropped from the top of the Empire State Building would hit the ground at.

No other casting for Top Gun 3 has been officially announced ... Jennifer Connelly joined the franchise as Maverick's love interest Penny, and could make an appearance in the third film.

We'll keep you updated on the full Top Gun 3 cast as we know more! The short answer to this question is kind of. Even though Penny (played by Jennifer Connelly in Top Gun: Maverick) is mentioned ...

Connelly played Penelope "Penny" Benjamin in the Joseph Kosinski-directed follow-up to 1968's Top Gun. A former flame of Cruise's character, Captain Pete "Maverick" Mitchell, she embarks on ...