Rimac Hypercars Help Pilot Land on Moving Train in World-First Feat
In a world-first aviation milestone, pilot Dario Costa landed a plane on a moving train at 120 km/h, trained using Rimac's Nevera R and Nevera hypercars.
- 120 km/h
- 87 km/h
- 50 seconds
What Happened
On February 15, 2026, Red Bull athlete Dario Costa became the first pilot to land a plane on and take off from a moving train traveling at 120 km/h. The feat took place on a 2.5 km railway track in Afyonkarahisar, Türkiye, with a 50-second operational window. To prepare, Rimac provided two hypercars — the Nevera R and Nevera — as moving reference platforms for Costa to practice speed synchronization and alignment at Pula Airport, Croatia.
- Provided Nevera R and Nevera hypercars as high-precision moving training platforms.
- Designed and produced a custom-fitted seat for Costa's aircraft using expertise from hypercar ergonomics.
- Continuing collaboration on aerodynamic optimization of the aircraft canopy using CFD.
50seconds
Time for pilot to land and take off from the moving train.
Why this matters
Rimac's engineering expertise, from hypercar performance to custom seat design, proved crucial in enabling an unprecedented aviation stunt, showcasing the crossover between automotive and aerospace technologies.
Terms in This Story
- Hypercar
- An extremely high-performance sports car, often with advanced technology.
- CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics)
- A method to simulate fluid flow, used to optimize aerodynamics.
- Nevera R
- Rimac's fastest-accelerating production car, used as a training platform.
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