Torrent | Les Chevaliers Du Ciel 2005

Dassault engineers modified a Mirage 2000 external fuel tank to house five cameras. This allowed for multi-angle shots of jets flying in tight formations at supersonic speeds.

Because the cameras were mounted on another Mirage 2000, the footage captures the genuine physics of flight. Pilots flew as close as one metre apart and as low as three metres off the ground to capture these shots. Les Chevaliers Du Ciel 2005 Torrent

The film includes a rare, high-stakes sequence filmed over Paris during the actual Bastille Day parade, the only time such low-altitude flight is permitted over the capital. The Story and Legacy Dassault engineers modified a Mirage 2000 external fuel