The Title was one of the 'Hidden Messages' in After Burner II.

long ago back when I had a Sega Master System

I had After Burner on it, it always seemed weird in that game that you could not control your speed inspite the title of the game.

Later I would eventually get:

After Burner II (Gen) firing your thrusters to escape the onslaught of rockets return for the arcade feel. excellent gameplay.

As part of SEGA AGES (SAT) It is the arcade with the looks to match. the genesis played fined but took a hit in the looks; not so here in SEGA AGES

it's in Shenmue II (XB) I really need to get to playing the series after the 1st game. but its supposed to be in the game.

After Burner Climax (360) Having this come home was a surprise and a shock still a awesome flight; too bad its no longer available for purchase for those who don't own it.

although not part of the series I was hoping F-15 Strike Eagle (arcade) would be part of it.

Wishlist G-Loc (GEN)

Sky Target (Sat)

know what G-Loc is? Loss of Consciousness by Gravity/ G's. now the more you know.

This video is a bit more in-depth with the versions and differences (and a lot more time to watch (youtube actually put a hour long ad in it on me, Why an ad longer than the video being watched???) but it covered a few missed bases in the first vid. and few other SEGA flying games.

Movies

yeah yeah the F-14 and Top Gun made this two Synonymous back in 1987.

If that's not enough there are other flying movies sure you're no longer in a F-14, but adrenaline junkies may get a few extra kicks from Firefox (which for some reason MACH 3 (arcade) reminded of this film. Stealth as the name implies this is not really about dog fighting but more about a AI controlled stealth fighter thinking for itself and becoming a traitor.

Oh yea although delayed because of Covid -19 and movies theatres being closed Top Gun gets a sequel : Top Gun Maverick currently looking to come out in 2021

Manga / Comics Area 88 (which actually has its own game UN Squadron (SNES)).

This series has a airline pilot trainee training to fly his Girlfriend is the daughter of a Airline President on the night of him and his best friends graduation from flight school he wakes up to a knock on the door and informed that he signed up and joined the Mercenary Air Force of Area 88 where any day any flight could be your last.

A word of warning as good as this series is it was abruptly cut off in the US, and I never got to see if the exceptional pilot Shin paid off his debt to get out of Area 88, or get his 'friend' who had him drunkenly sign his life over to a foreign country.