A skilled pilot became the first person to land a plane on top of an iconic seven star hotel in Dubai. Luke Czepiela showed amazing levels of control of an aircraft when he just about landed the plane on the tiny helipad on the Burj Al Arab Jumeriah.
For the stunt that was filmed by energy drinks company Red Bull, Czepiela practiced 650 times before sticking the landing on the 56 storey building. The video of the daring attempt was posted on Red Bull's Youtube channel and now has a massive 907K views and has also been shared widely online.
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In the clip which is just over 2 minutes, Czepiela who is flying a Carbon Cub aircraft leaves hearts in mouths as he stops just before the edge of the helipad. Once he makes his stop, a buoyant Czepiela can bee seen smiling and pumping his fist to the engineers congratulating him and saying "We make history man, we make history!"
The helipad is measured at 27 meters in diameter and according to Redbull, Czepiela used 20.76 meters of it to make his stop. The Polish pilot worked with a team of world class engineers from aircraft manufacturers ClubCrafters who made a number of modifications to the aeroplane.
The changes made included reducing the weight 425 kilograms, moving the main fuel tank to the back of the plane to help with braking and adding nitrous for more power when Czepiela took off from the off from the helipad.
Speaking on their success, Czepiela said: “Working with CubCrafters and Mike Patey to prepare the airplane for this event has been a true pleasure,”
“During the training and preparation, I developed full confidence in the aircraft and its unique capabilities that enabled me to successfully accomplish this mission.”
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