Pilot Sets World Record!
Sep 06, 2021
An Italian stunt Pilot Dario Costa has left all of us amused as he effortlessly flew an aircraft through two tunnels in Turkey’s Istanbul. A video of him doing his daring stunt has gone viral on social media after it was shared by Austrian company Red Bull. Check out more details below:
The Austrian company Red Bull captained the tweet as “So Dario Costa just became the first person to fly a plane through two tunnels and we are literally speechless,” .
As per sources Costa perfectly flew the plane through the tunnel. The stunt pilot first navigated through the 360-metre tunnel, followed by the longer one that measured 1,160 metres,the report added. It took 43.44 seconds to complete the stunt.
Watch the video here:
so Dario Costa just became the first person to fly a plane through TWO tunnels and we are literally speechless???? #givesyouwiiings #worldrecord pic.twitter.com/Uk3RFqeVPZ
— Red Bull (@redbull) September 4, 2021
By doing this stunt, the 41-year-old, who has over two decades of flying experience, set a certified Guinness World Record for Longest Tunnel Flown through with an Aeroplane (1,730m) alongside four other records.
The pilot said: “Everything seemed to be happening so fast, but when I got out of the first tunnel, the plane started to move to the right because of the crosswinds and in my head, everything slowed down at that moment,” he said. “I reacted and just focus
People were amused by this viral clip:
Congratulations to the pilot and all the engineers involved! But an extremely dangerous thing to do.
— S. Costello (@Lva_Sc) September 5, 2021
A loss of rudder authority... a massive disaster.
Nevertheless, well done to everyone involved!
Congratulations to the pilot and all the engineers involved! But an extremely dangerous thing to do.
— S. Costello (@Lva_Sc) September 5, 2021
A loss of rudder authority... a massive disaster.
Nevertheless, well done to everyone involved!
That was in ???????? ?stanbul/Çatalca tunnel where ever it happened doesn’t matter because it is unbeatable record and awesome ????????
— Ferhat Y?ld?z ?????????????????????????? (@frhtyldzz) September 5, 2021
I think @redbull indeed gave this pilot wings.....
— Pankaj Chawla (@i_m_panky) September 6, 2021
This is indeed an unbelievable stunt which should go down in some sort of world records????
Btw for all the ppl questioning the need of this stunt, I must say that there are some things which you do to get the adrenaline gush??
How does the camera angle change in the last couple of seconds?
— Dan Ebert (@dwebert4) September 5, 2021