Red Bull plane swap

The FAA said in a statement that it denied the project's request for an exemption from FAA regulations.

The other plane was able to land safely after the other pilot regained control. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, one of the two single-engine planes used in the stunt crashed after it spun out of control during the demonstration. Officials say the pilot was able to land safely using their parachute.

A plane swap stunt, in which two pilots attempted to switch planes while midair, resulted in a crash landing in the Arizona desert over the weekend and ...

"The FAA will investigate Sunday evening’s attempted Red Bull Plane Swap in Arizona," the statement said. The pilot was able to land safely by parachute. No one was injured in Sunday's Red Bull plane swap, and pilots Luke Aikins and Andy Farrington were able to safely touch down to the ground.

“The FAA will investigate Sunday evening's attempted Red Bull Plane Swap in Arizona. One of the two single-engine Cessna 182 aircraft used in the stunt crashed ...

The pilots have been working on the stunt for several months and installed belly-mounted speed brakes on the 182s that were supposed to stabilize the aircraft in the uncrewed portion of the dive. Cousins Luke Aikins and Andy Farrington were attempting to each exit their own modified Cessna 182 in a dive and maneuver to the other’s unoccupied aircraft and regain control of it. The agency on Friday denied the organizer’s request for an exemption from Federal regulations that cover the safe operation of an aircraft,” the agency said in a statement to AVweb.

Pilots Luke Aikins and Andy Farrington were complete the never-before-seen stunt as one plane went out of control.

"We do what we can to prepare for this stuff and we hope it never happens. He said the plane losing its center of gravity could have played a role during the nosedive. The uncontrolled plane had a parachute on it that automatically activated when it got to a certain altitude, and it was deployed before touching the ground. "It was just not a chance." Aikins was able to successfully get into the other plane, but Farrington was unable to. Farrington then deployed his parachute and safely landed in a remote area.

A pair of Red Bull pilots who were attempting to skydive into each other's aircraft mid-flight are facing a federal investigation after the stunt went awry.

NBC News senior national correspondent Kerry Sanders said they asked Red Bull before the stunt if it had to be approved by the FAA. Both pilots made it back to the ground unscathed. Farrington deployed his parachute while falling 140 miles an hour, while Aikins remarkably did make it to Farrington's plane and took over the controls.

What happened during the Red Bull plan swap? The energy drink company teamed up with Hulu to livestream the event but things didn't go as planned.

According to Red Bull, the stunt took place over the Arizona desert. One of them was able to get into the other plane and land while the other pilot parachuted to the ground. According to NBC News, the Federal Aviation Administration said that one of the planes spun out of control during the stunt. In another post, Red Bull stated that Plane Swap may only be about 40 seconds in total, but called it "an engineering marvel that will have taken the better part of a year to execute flawlessly." Instead, one of the plans crashed during the stunt. Recently, the company tried to take the slogan to a whole new level with a dangerous air stunt called the " Plane Swap." However, unfortunately, the stunt didn't turn out exactly as planned.

Two pilots that attempted a first of its kind, mid-air "plane swap" stunt are lucky to be in one piece after things backfired in the skies, ...

That NBC-obtained letter stated the exemption “would not be in the public interest” and that the FAA “cannot find that the proposed operation would not adversely affect safety.” “Blue plane is out of control!” someone yells on the live Hulu broadcast as both pilots continue free falling. The skydivers — cousins Luke Aikins and Andy Farrington — were trying to jump into each other’s planes while in mid-air — leaving both aircrafts unmanned — to then land in and pilot the other’s plane safely to the ground.

Watch the video of Red Bull's ill-fated plane swap stunt that ended with a crash landing.

Red Bull Media House organized the Sunday event over Phoenix. The plane swap, described by Red Bull as a world first, was to be streamed on Hulu, its exclusive streaming partner. Aikins successfully made it inside Farrington's plane and was able to take over the controls. The pilots would then exit their respective aircraft and skydive into each other’s planes, crossing over each other mid-air and regaining control in under one minute.

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.