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title: "Watch this amazing stunt pilot fly a helicopter upside-down"
date: "2018-11-01"
modified: "2020-10-22"
authors:
  - name: "Blake Stilwell"
    job_title: "Editor-In-Chief, Air Force Veteran"
    link: "https://www.wearethemighty.com/authors/blake/"
url: "https://www.wearethemighty.com/mighty-tactical/watch-this-amazing-stunt-pilot-fly-a-helicopter-upside-down/"
categories:
  - "Aircraft"
  - "Tactical"
---

# Watch this amazing stunt pilot fly a helicopter upside-down

![](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/legacy/assets.rbl.ms/17308844/origin.jpg>)

Chuck Aaron is a 63-year-old stunt helicopter pilot whose major trick is the ability to upend his bird.

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Completely upside-down.

![](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/legacy/assets.rbl.ms/17277882/origin.gif>)
*You know, inverted. (Paramount)*

According to a profile of the man [in Popular Mechanics](<https://www.popularmechanics.com/flight/how-to/a7521/how-to-fly-a-helicopter-upside-down-7588641/>), a helicopter's rotator blades would bend toward its skids when flying upside down. The blades would cut off the tail and the vehicle would return to Earth. Very quickly. And uncontrollably.

So how does Aaron do it?

He had assembled his own U.S. Army attack helicopter from spare parts when Red Bull came calling. They wanted to know if it were possible to configure a helo to fly upside down. His gut feeling was an instinct to stay alive and he gave them a firm no. But as he thought about it, he began to come up with modifications that just might work for that purpose.

It helps that Red Bull covered the tab. Aaron doesn't discuss the exact modifications he made, but you can see the results speak for themselves.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYbx5H5e9Es

## Author
Blake Stilwell is We Are The Mighty's Editor-in-Chief, covering military news, entertainment, and history, along with veteran education, employment and entrepreneurship. He is a former U.S. Air Force combat cameraman with degrees in Graphic Design, Television and Film, International Relations, Public Relations, Business Management and Middle Eastern Affairs. After leaving the military, he began working in film and television production in New York and Los Angeles, work that included ABC News, NBC Olympics, and HBO Sports. He then spent two years in Washington with White House Communications, before joining the Near East Foundation. At NEF he served as an International Development Fellow, then Communications Officer, and finally, Media Officer for the Middle East and Africa. Based in the Palestinian Territory, he coordinated strategic communications between eight country offices, international media, and government and NGO partners. He began a career focused on writing and editing in 2015 with We Are The Mighty. He left in 2019 for Military.com, but returned as Editor-in-Chief in 2025. Blake’s work has been seen on CBS News, Fox News, CBC, The Chicago Tribune, Task & Purpose, Military Times, Recoil, Skillset, American History, and was shockingly even used in a Supreme Court argument. He is an avid traveler and small business owner in Ohio, where he spends most of his energy fixing up a very old house.

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