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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Red Bull's Czech Flying Bulls Aerobatics Team successfully executed what they claim to be the first inverted formation flight through and around Europe's highest railway bridge, the Mala Rijeka Bridge in Montenegro.
The stunt involved four XtremeAir XA42s flying in a tight diamond formation, performing an inverted loop under negative G-force.
This aerial maneuver was exceptionally challenging due to the narrow canyon, rocky terrain, lack of emergency landing options, and the unprecedented nature of such a stunt in a confined space.

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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.