Crazy “Plane Swap” skydiving stunt

Cousins Luke Aikins and Andy Farrington will take to the skies in a physics-defying stunt that will see each man pilot an aircraft into a vertical dive, bail out mid-air and attempt to switch planes


STUNT

4,200m (14,000ft) 
1
Two pilots. Two planes

2
Planes nosedive

3
Pilots jump out (leaving planes unmanned) and glide over to each other’s aircraft

4
Pilots regain control


DAREDEVILS

Luke Aikins, 48
Performed first-ever skydive without a parachute on live TV – landing in giant net 
Parachute jumps: 21,000+

Andy Farrington, 39
Two-time winner of Red Bull ACES global wingsuit racing competition 
Parachute jumps: 27,000+


Practising in California. Final stunt takes place in Arizona

Strut: Skydivers aim for bar and haul themselves in

Air brake (deployed)


CUSTOMISED CESSNA 182

Carbon-fibre air brake, 2m2: Attached to under-carriage. Creates drag to slow plane down so it doesn’t disintegrate during pilotless nosedive

Door: Removed to allow easier exit/entry


2300GMT, April 24: Red Bull Plane Swap livestreams exclusively on Hulu in U.S. and on Red Bull TV (free app) in rest of world


Sources: Red Bull, CNN, Variety, Engadget, Digital Trends 
Pictures: Red Bull 
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