Italian stunt pilot sets multiple World records flying through a tunnel

 Italian stunt pilot Dario Costa set Five Guinness World Records by flying an aeroplane through two Çatalca Tunnels in Istanbul, Turkey.

The 41-year old pilot achieved this feat on board a custom-modified Zivko Edge 540 race plane through a twin tunnel along the Northern Marmara Highway in Istanbul. Mr Costa set the world record for the longest aeroplane flight taken through a tunnel. He covered a distance of 1,730m through the twin tunnel.

Although, only one record was officially recognized with a Guinness World Record certificate. However, in total, Costa set the following five records with his feat:

*Longest tunnel flight with an aeroplane

*First aeroplane flight through a tunnel

*Longest flight under a solid obstacle

*First aeroplane flight through two tunnels and

*First aeroplane takeoff from a tunnel.

Mr Costa and his mentor, Hungarian pilot Péter Besenyei, worked together with 40 Red Bull team members. The flight took off at 6:43 a.m. on September 4th.