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Who is pilot in the new James Bond movie? - Charles D'Alberto
Charles 'Chuck' Aaron is the only pilot licensed by the FAA to perform aerobatics in a helicopter in the United States, and one of only three such pilots in the world. In 1980, Aaron worked on the air rescue program for NASA's Space Shuttle, and he founded his own company, FX Helicopters in Westlake Village, California in 1997. Chuck made his last pefomance at the 2015 Red Bull Air Race World Championship in Las Vegas.
Aaron is also an experienced test pilot, having test-flown a tracking system for the Boeing AH-64 Apache; and an infrared vision system as the first helicopter pilot to deliberately fly into brownout conditions. He is also an FAA certificated Airframe and Powerplant(A&P) Mechanic, known for having assembled three working TAH-1F Cobras from surplus parts.
Aaron performs aerobatic maneuvers—loop, roll, vertical climb, Split S, Cuban Eight, Immelman, and “Chuckcevak” (modifiedLomcovak)—at air shows and other demonstrations in an MBB Bo 105, with proprietary modifications invented by Aaron, that allow it to perform maneuvers previously impossible for helicopters. He serves as Chief Pilot and Director of A&P Maintenance for the “Red Bull Air Force”.
James Bond Spectre trailer: is that helicopter barrel roll even possible? -Charles D'Alberto
The helicopter barrel roll is the most spectacular thing in the new Spectre trailer, and an aviation expert has confirmed it is perfectly possible. Mike Buckley, a helicopter pilot and spokesman for the British Airline Pilots Association, identified the helicopter as a BO105. “It is possible to fly a helicopter upside down for a short period of time,” Buckley said. “Helicopter pilots are highly trained and this footage appears to be a BO105 undertaking a very skilled manoeuvre with an expert pilot at the controls. “The BO105 has a rigid roto head which makes it possible to fly some amazing routines. The Westland Lynx, as flown by the UK Army Air Corps and the Royal Navy, also has a rigid head and is often seen in air shows around the UK doing rolls an occasionally loops. “Clearly 007 has been through rigorous training to achieve his licence and learn how to safely complete this type of move…” Spectre: James Bond full trailer Play! However, everything may not be as it seems. Buckley added: “It’s difficult to tell if this footage is of a real flight or a CGI recreation. They may have filmed a real flight and tinkered with the images afterwards. “There are strict rules about low flying, so if it is real footage the backdrop may have been added later to make it look more dramatic.”
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