Plane what? Plain mad? Skydivers to attempt world-first aviation feat
On April 24 the US’s Luke Aikins and Andy Farrington hope to become the first pilots in history to pull off a ‘plane swap’
12 April 2022 - 19:51
In a world first, Red Bull Air Force members and cousins Luke Aikins and Andy Farrington will take their two Cessna 182 aircraft and pitch them into a synchronised nosedive at 4,000m, stop the engines, while a custom-manufactured air brake will hold the planes in a controlled-descent speed of 225km/h. The pilots will then exit their respective aircraft and skydive in tandem into each other’s planes, crossing over each other midair and regaining control, before performing a safe landing — all in less than one minute...
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