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I am going to assume you made the comment from position of ignorance on how they executed the stunt. They used a very very large airbrake to slow the aircraft d
by cookingmyserver 4y ago
I am going to assume you made the comment from position of ignorance on how they executed the stunt. They used a very very large airbrake to slow the aircraft down after pitching down into a near vertical dive and letting prop windmill. The risk of the plane flying away was negligible.
- Stratoscope 4y agoIn fact a lot of engineering went into that airbrake! Whatever we think of the stunt and its aftermath, Red Bull did make a very interesting page and video about the engineering and testing that went into it: https://www.redbull.com/us-en/the-science-behind-plane-swap https://www.redbull.com/us-en/the-science-behind-plane-swap https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31361392 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31361392