Sky Fighters - Into The Fire

Music video from the movie scenes that feature French Air Force Mirage 2000 fighter jets.

Film: Les Chevaliers Du Ciel (Sky Fighters)
Song: Thirteen Senses - Into The Fire

[skymex]

10 ten years ago I saw this video and I think, I want be a pilot?, today I’m airline pilot :)

[ac]

Everyone's talking about Top Gun, but I think this is the most underrated military aviation film of all time.

[thefuturewire]

Best aircraft I ever flied. A proud Mirage Pilot.

[RidinDirtyRollinBurnouts]

Man, not since Top Gun has there been such fantastic footage like this. At this point is pretty much art. Showing off the unique military aesthetic of French fighter planes.

[soldarknezz]

00:27 has to be the greatest shot ever done 😍

[VooDooZg]

The flight sequences from the film were all filmed with actual planes and aerial photography, without the use of CGI. In order to capture the high-speed maneuvers, a specially-designed camera was attached to a Mirage 2000 aircraft which then tailed the 'star planes' as they flew, for only another Mirage 2000 could actually fly at speeds that matched the planes being filmed. The traditional film camera, which was specially constructed with lenses facing forward, backward, to the side, and downward, was installed inside an empty fuel pod and built by Dassault, the aircraft consortium which constructed the Mirage 2000. Using a digital HD camera had been considered early on, but because of its size, it was simply too large to be squeezed into the tank. Because of space requirements, the pod camera could only hold 4 minutes of film, which had to be specially shielded from the elements and sealed in an airtight compartment to prevent the pressure and temperature differences at altitude from damaging it. In addition, the camera could not be controlled by hand, as it was located within the tank, nor could it be controlled electronically by wire, as the tank had to be easily detachable from the plane so it could be swapped from one Mirage 2000 to another on refueling to prevent the daily shooting schedule from falling behind. Thus, a special radio control system was devised, so that the pilot of the Mirage 2000 could activate the camera at will. However, this too had many problems to work out, as the radio frequency could not interfere with the regular operations of the aircraft, nor could it possibly jam air-to-ground communications. Finally, however, a proper system was devised to allow the camera to be activated remotely. For tracking shots where using the Mirage 2000 camera was not practical, a Lear jet was flown in from Southern California in the United States, and used for about a week at great expense. Due to all these concerns and complications, director Gérard Pirès and his aerial-photography team had to carefully plan each shot with storyboards, something the director normally does not do. However, he said in a question and answer session after the film's screening on at the City of Lights - City of Angels Los Angeles Film Festival on April 7th, 2006 that the time limitations on the film actually did not hinder production, as they required thought and economy towards the shots being attempted, and also as the Mirage 2000 plane itself had to refuel every 45 minutes. The director took great pride in the fact that he was able to use this camera to capture the incredible look and feeling of flight, without resorting to using the computer to manipulate his images.

[MCLLCOOLJ]

Yo. Never EVER remove this from YouTube. The Nostalgic moment kicks in every time I listen to this.

[canyonkiller]

I couldn't tell you how many times I've watched this video in the past 4yrs. it never gets old. the song and film go together so well.

[fuzzy]

"look! up in the sky!"
"It's a bird!"
"It's a plane!"
"Nope, just a mirage. wait a minute..."

[dunno]

Can’t believe I watched this video when I was younger wanting to be them and now I’m preparing to contact airliners for apprenticeships. Just amazing how much this one video has motivated me to truly take my rightful place in skies above.

[moonlightwarrior]

When I was young I wanted to be pilot, but they said me than a color blind (daltonien) can't be pilot.. It was a nightmare for me, I was just 10 years old and that destroyed me during a very long time. Now I'm 22 and I'm on the way to realise my dreams, even if they're impossible. Believe in you, believe in your dreams, don't let anyone tell you you can't be who you wan't to be.

Sorry for my english, I'm a french Guy

[alansparks]

You have to love the Mirage 2000...outstanding aircraft for it's day...the Rafale has big shoes to fill.

France is fortunate they have the ability to design and build world class military equipment.

[jamesfra]

The elegance of the Mirage.. A sight for sore eyes!

[canyonkiller]

I've watched this video for the passed 4ish years 1000x and there is no other video on the planet that captures flying like this one.

[STRIDER_]

Ten years after the first time I watched this video... still the most beautiful thing I've ever seen.

[ilovemyjs]

I love the mirage it is such a beautiful aircraft.

[cdtcldarylleedwardacio]

2:26 Just fell in love with that full afterburner <3

[ReaganBunny]

I love the Mirage 2000s, they're the backbone of my country's Air Force since 1981 with the Exocet missiles (together with Su-25s since early 2000s)
Such a beautiful aircraft, with an excellent video ¡Long Life to France!
Greetings from Peru, pals since Petit Thouars saved our capital in 1881 ❤🇵🇪🇫🇷

[cpeezy]

I’ve been watching this for the past hour without doing anything else

[Geyer]

I love the design of the french deltas. As a kid, I built all the models of Mirage 2000, Mirage III etc.
Beside the F-14 Tomcat and the Mig29/Su27, they are the most beautiful fighter planes.