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Red Bull Athlete Dario Costa Lands and Takes Off From Moving Train
Dario Costa landed and took off from a moving train at 120 km/h, completing the 50-second manoeuvre on a 2.5 km railway to set a new precision aviation benchmark.
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With a spectacular maneuver on a moving freight train, the stunt pilot Dario Costa caused a stir. He set up his machine on a container of a 120-kilometre train and then re-started in the vertical ascent flight.
Red Bull athlete and aerobatic pilot Dario Costa has performed a “landing and take-off” maneuver from a moving freight train in Afyonkarahisar, Turkey, successfully achieving an unprecedented feat in aviation. Using a Zivko Edge 540 aerobatic aircraft and taking off from IC Ictas Zafer International Airport, Costa landed in the last carriage of a 9-car train traveling at 120 kilometers per hour and immediately took off from the same position. Th…
Red Bull Athlete Dario Costa Lands and Takes Off From Moving Train
Dario Costa (Italy) completes a world-first aircraft landing and vertical pull take-off on a moving cargo train in Afyonkarahisar, Türkiye. AFYONKARAHİSAR, Türkiye, Feb. 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- On February 15, 2026, Red Bull athlete Dario Costa (Italy) executed a world-first dual manoeuvre in Afyonkarahisar, Türkiye, landing his Zivko Edge 540 aircraft on a moving cargo train travelling at 120 km/h before lifting off again in a vertical pull ta…
Pilot Makes Aviation History After Landing Plane on a Moving Train
On February 15, 2026, Italian aerobatic pilot Dario Costa completed a maneuver never attempted before. Flying a Zivko Edge 540, he landed on the ninth container of a cargo train traveling at 120 km/h, then lifted off again into a vertical climb from the same platform. The sequence took place in Afyonkarahisar, Türkiye, and required exact coordination between aircraft and train. YouTube / Sky News Australia The train maintained its maximum operat…
Dario Costa faced winds and another composition that went 120 km/h
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