Red Bull stunt pilot lands plane on 700ft high Burj Al Arab helipad

A Polish airline captain has pulled off a daredevil feat, landing a fixedwing aircraft on a tiny helipad on the 56storey Burj Al Arab tower in Dubai before taking off again. After one failed approach, Lukasz Czepiela, a champion air racer, put down his Carbon Cub, a modern version of the 1940s singleengine Piper Cub, on the 78ftwide platform and stopped just before the 700ft drop to the Gulf below. As spectators cheered, Czepiela, 39, turned the plane for the shortest of takeoff runs. He roared off the edge, diving towards the water to gain flying speed, then pulled out into a chandelle a swooping aerobatic manoeuvre. Read the best of our journalism: Subscribe to The Times and The Sunday Times YouTube channel: Find us on Facebook: Find us on Twitter: Find us on Instagram: