I was an AME (ejection seats and canopy maintenance mechanic) while I was in the Navy. Though I left the Navy before the F14 was introduced ... all the aircraft seats I worked on ... F9, A4 A7, F4 all had seats that were designed to go through the canopy should it be necessary. When I first saw Goose get killed in that accident my reaction was .. Bull Pucky
LOL! I was an Aviation Ordinanceman in the Navy 77-82 , (USS Saratoga) And I had the same reaction as you did with several parts of the movie. My favorite BS part was when they were loading inert ordinance onto the aircraft when they were going up to engage the Ruskies. As an old AO I noticed that right off and started hooting and hollering in the theater as my girlfriend nearly broke my ribs with her elbow.
A worse movie though was Officer and a Gentleman. What a steaming stinking pile of you know what that movie was, if you were a Navy veteran.