Red Bull plane swap

Luke Aikins and Andy Farrington planned to send their Cessna 182 planes into tandem nosedives and then jump out midair to switch planes.

Once the pilots entered the nosedives and switched their engines off to stall in midair, the autopilot would engage, Red Bull said. For the stunt, which was a year in the making, the planes were equipped with custom-built autopilot systems so they could remain on the correct trajectory. It’s not the first time that Mr. Aikins has drawn media attention for his skydiving exploits. We use cookies and similar methods to recognize visitors and remember their preferences. In the request, Mr. Aikins sought the exemption because “during the swap, both aircraft will be unoccupied.” The other pilot regained control of his plane and landed safely. We also use them to measure ad campaign effectiveness, target ads and analyze site traffic. Red Bull and Hulu did not immediately respond to inquiries on Monday. The planes were also fitted with a speed brake and larger wheels to slow the rate of descent and ensure that the skydivers could catch up to the planes, Red Bull said. One of the pilots landed safely by parachute as his plane spun out of control and crashed, the F.A.A. said in a statement. Red Bull, the energy-drink company, organized the event, which it called “Plane Swap” and a “first-of-its-kind jump.” The stunt was streamed live by Hulu, a partner in the event, which had no spectators present. The Federal Aviation Administration said on Monday that it was investigating a crash after a stunt that called for two pilots to parachute from nose-diving planes and swap cockpits in midair.

Miraculously, no one was hurt when one of the planes in the plane-swapping stunt crashed in the Arizona desert.

The event was a production of Red Bull Media House, who promoted it heavily on their website and promised that “hours and hours” were put into developing the project, and it was aired exclusively on Hulu. It is now being investigated by the Federal Aviation Association, who had denied a request on Friday from organizers to get an exemption from regulations that cover the safe operation of aircraft. The jump would require both pilots to leave their planes unmanned with no one at the controls, and while Aikins was able to successfully jump into Farrington’s plane and land it, Farrington was forced to abort the mission and parachute to the ground when the second plane spun out of control, crashing to the ground. — of one of the airplanes involved.

The Federal Aviation Administration had denied a request for exemption on Friday prior to the crash.

Additionally, the FAA's statement confirmed that the stunt's organizers were denied an exemption request from the agency days before the crash. "The other pilot regained control of the second aircraft and landed safely." No injuries were reported in the crash, but the Federal Aviation Administration confirmed in statement that an investigation will take place.

A spectacular attempt by two pilots to 'swap planes' mid flight has gone disastrously wrong, with one of the planes spiralling out of control before ...

While Aikins was able to enter Farrington’s plane, Farrington was forced to give up his quest to board the second plane, which continued to descend out of control. One of the planes tipped and began spiralling through the air. The engines on both planes stopped running, while a custom-made air brake helped the planes descend at a controlled speed of 225km per hour.