2 Pilots Practice Midair “Plane Swap”, Stunt To Take Place on April 24 – NDTV.com

Luke Aikens and Andy Farrington, who are pilots as well as being skydivers, will attempt the world’s first “plane swap” wherein they will fly their planes close to each other, put them into a nosedive and then jump out of their respective planes and attempt to swap and take control of the others, and resume flying.

The stunt which will be livestreamed on Sunday will involve the pair taking off in two Cessna 182 single-seat aircrafts and fly to a height of 14,000 feet.

While both cousins are no stranger to daredevil acts, Luke Aikens currently holds the world record of freefalling 25,000 feet without a parachute and surviving.

The Red Bull Air Force, according to its website, is a team assembled from the most accomplished and experienced aviation experts on the planet.

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