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The pilots needed a lot of science and skill to pull off this audacious stunt.
Pilots Paul Bonhomme and Steve Jones fly in formation through a hangar in Wales (Photo: Olaf Pignataro/Red Bull)
We've come a long way since Kitty Hawk. A pair of British pilots recently pulled off a daring aviation stunt, becoming the first to fly two planes in formation through a building.
Aerobatic pilots Paul Bonhomme and Steve Jones blasted through an empty aircraft hangar in North Wales at nail-biting speeds of more than 185 miles per hour (300 km/h), flying just 3 feet (0.9 meters) off the ground.
The feat required deft maneuvering and precision at the controls, the pilots said. And with less than 7 feet (2 m) separating the planes from the ceiling of the hangar, and only 32 feet (9.7 m) of wiggle room on either side of the aircraft, the aviators had to contend with a very small margin of error.
"There's no option for getting it wrong," Bonhomme told LiveScience. "If you get it wrong, it's going to be an utter mess."
Aerobatic pilots Paul Bonhomme and Steve Jones blasted through an empty aircraft hangar in North Wales at nail-biting speeds of more than 185 miles per hour (300 km/h), flying just 3 feet (0.9 meters) off the ground.
The feat required deft maneuvering and precision at the controls, the pilots said. And with less than 7 feet (2 m) separating the planes from the ceiling of the hangar, and only 32 feet (9.7 m) of wiggle room on either side of the aircraft, the aviators had to contend with a very small margin of error.
"There's no option for getting it wrong," Bonhomme told LiveScience. "If you get it wrong, it's going to be an utter mess."
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