Question 1

How were the flight sequences in Sky Fighters filmed without CGI?

Accepted Answer

All flight sequences were filmed with actual planes and aerial photography. A specially-designed camera was attached to a Mirage 2000 aircraft, which tailed the 'star planes' to capture high-speed maneuvers.

Question 2

Why was the climax of Sky Fighters shot on Bastille Day?

Accepted Answer

Strict rules prohibit jet fighters from flying over Paris airspace, so director Gérard Pirès got permission to shoot the climactic sequences over Paris only on Bastille Day (July 14th), with a rehearsal on July 12th that was canceled due to bad weather.

Question 3

What special permission did French Air Force pilots receive during filming?

Accepted Answer

Initially, the Air Force had rules on minimum distances between aircraft and from the ground, but by the end of principle photography, pilots got permission to bend normal safety rules, allowing maneuvers normally unseen outside actual combat.

Question 4

Which John Wayne film is homaged by a barrel roll in Sky Fighters?

Accepted Answer

Early in the film, one pilot does a barrel roll over another jet, presumably a homage to a similar stunt performed by Chuck Yeager in the John Wayne film Jet Pilot (1957).

Question 5

What happened to director Gérard Pirès after Sky Fighters?

Accepted Answer

This was the last movie Pirès directed before a bike accident in which his throat was cut by a chain, causing severe injury. He retired from directing afterwards.

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