Red Bull Pilots Fly Under Highest Rail Bridge in Europe

Flying Bulls Aerobatics Team nailed what it said was the first inverted group loop over Montenegro’s Mala Rijeka Bridge.

Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 04:00 AM ET

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The Flying Bulls Aerobatics Team, piloting four XtremeAir XA42s, performed the inverted group loop over the 650-foot-high Mala Rijeka Bridge northeast of Podgorica, Montenegro. [Credit: Predrag Vuckovic/Red Bull]

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The Red Bull Czech Flying Bulls Aerobatics Team performed the "first inverted formation flight" through and around Europe's highest railway bridge, the 650-foot-high Mala Rijeka Bridge in Montenegro.
Four XtremeAir XA42s executed a tight diamond inverted loop under negative G-force in a maneuver described as almost unheard of in such a narrow space.
The stunt was exceptionally complex and challenging due to the restrictive canyon environment, rocky terrain, the absence of emergency landing options, and the inherent difficulty of the inverted formation loop, which is rarely attempted even in open skies.

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Red Bull has pushed extreme aviation to a whole new level, executing what it said was the first inverted formation flight through and around the highest railway bridge in Europe.

Earlier this month, the Czech Flying Bulls Aerobatics Team, piloting four XtremeAir XA42s, performed the inverted group loop over the 650-foot-high Mala Rijeka Bridge northeast of Podgorica, Montenegro, near the Albanian border.