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

Verified

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]

Key Takeaways:

Red Bull's Czech Flying Bulls Aerobatics Team achieved the first inverted formation flight through and around Europe's highest railway bridge.
Four XtremeAir XA42s performed an unprecedented inverted group loop under negative G-force over Montenegro's 650-foot-high Mala Rijeka Bridge.
This extreme aviation feat was exceptionally complex due to the narrow canyon, rocky terrain, and the challenging maneuver never before attempted in such a confined space.
Pilots faced significant psychological and technical difficulties, including the lack of emergency landing options.

See a mistake? Contact us.

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.