Red Bull landed a plane on top of the world’s most famous hotel
- Red Bull attempted yet another out-of-this-world stunt
- The famous drinks (and marketing) company landed an airplane on top of the Burj Al Arab in Dubai
- The catch is the Burj Al Arab doesn’t have a runway, just a small helipad
Published on Jan 24, 2024 at 6:19 PM (UTC+4)
by Alessandro Renesis
Last updated on Jan 24, 2024 at 6:19 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Adam Gray
The Burj Al Arab in Dubai is one of the world’s most famous and recognizable hotels.
And Red Bull landed an airplane on it.
There’s a helipad on top of the Burj Al Arab, so you’d think this was fairly normal.
The catch is Red Bull didn’t land a helicopter, which is what you’d do with a helipad – they actually landed an airplane.
As in, one that would ordinarily require a runway to land.
The helipad is only 27 meters long and the pilot had to train for two years for this stunt.
Amazingly, he pulled it off.
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