Watch the moment pilot lands a plane on a TRAIN travelling at 75mph

"In a world first, Italian aviator Dario Costa landed his small plane on a cargo train moving at 75mph (120 kmph) before immediately lifting off again. The daredevil feat required perfect execution - a combination of synchronised speed and precise aerodynamic control. Mr Costa could only see the landing surface in the final seconds of approach, and had to battle heavy turbulence from the train along with shifting air speeds."

"Even the tiniest mismatch between the plane and train velocity could have resulted in the pilot overshooting the landing or failing to line up correctly. A video shows him grappling with the aircraft's joystick as he battled to manoeuvre it into place. Eventually, the wheels of his Zivko Edge 540 touched down on the cargo container, before vertically taking off into a steep climb."

"Preparations for the extraordinary feat began two years ago, when engineering and flight teams developed simulations and conducted controlled tests to replicate the landing dynamics. Mr Costa was able to 'practice' using a car along a moving platform in the weeks before the attempt was carried out. Finally, on February 15, it was time to try it for real. In the footage, shared online, the nine-carriage train can be seen travelling at top speed through the Turkish countryside while Mr Costa flies his plane overhead."

Dario Costa performed a world-first landing of a Zivko Edge 540 on a nine-carriage cargo train moving at 75mph (120 kmph), then immediately lifted off. The maneuver demanded synchronised speed, precise aerodynamic control and alignment within seconds while facing heavy turbulence and shifting airspeeds. Preparations took two years, including simulations, controlled tests and practice using a car on a moving platform. On February 15, Costa descended toward a painted mini-runway on the final carriage, briefly touching down with two front wheels and a tailwheel before pulling into a steep climb. Video shows the aircraft juddering in turbulence as Costa grappled with the joystick and the landing succeeded by fractions of a second.

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