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Chuck Aaron Flies in James Bond’s ‘Spectre’

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Key Takeaways:

  • Red Bull aerobatic helicopter pilot Chuck Aaron performed real, distinctive stunts in his modified Messerschmitt-Bölkow Blohm BO-105 for the James Bond film "Spectre," specifically to reduce the need for CGI.
  • Aaron's heart-stopping maneuvers, including barrel rolls and dives, were genuine flying, a testament to his skills shortly before his announced retirement from Red Bull aerobatic flying.
  • "Spectre" upholds the James Bond tradition of featuring significant aircraft and cars, including other helicopters, a Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander, and an Aston Martin DB10.
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If you haven’t headed to the theaters to see the latest James Bond film “Spectre,” maybe you should, because you might recognize some distinct aerobatics. In one of the first action-packed sequences of the new movie, Red Bull aerobatic helicopter pilot Chuck Aaron makes an appearance flying his modified Messerschmitt-Bölkow Blohm BO-105 — sans its usual Red Bull colors.

The barrel rolls, dives and other heart-stopping maneuvers are almost immediately recognizable soon as the scene kicks off. To those not familiar with Aaron’s airshow work, the stunts could easily be mistaken for CGI, but these scenes were all real flying.

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