09/07/2026
THE NAME'S SHERPA, ALPINA SHERPA.
Did you know there is an Italian engineering secret behind one of the most famous action scenes in the James Bond saga?
To shoot the spectacular crash landing through the woods of the Austrian Alps in the movie 007: Spectre, the film production chose the unbeatable power and reliability of our Alpina Sherpa 1.6 Ti-VCT.
The trick is there, but you can't see it! 🎬
Hidden inside the fuselage of the aircraft (a Britten-Norman Islander), a single Sherpa was integrated right at the center, matching the wings' position. Leveraging its unique traction and stability, the fuselage managed to speed across the snow, perfectly simulating the impact. The other three Sherpas supplied to the production remained outside as tireless support vehicles for the crew moving across the high-altitude set.
👇 Swipe through the gallery: in the second photo, looking closely underneath the cockpit, you can clearly see the Alpina track profile and the front steering ski. The latter was a custom engineering solution developed by the technical production team, positioning it forward under the cabin to ensure the aircraft's perfect balance and steering during filming! Tracks and ski were then digitally removed in post-production, frame by frame.
When pinpoint precision and technical flexibility are required in extreme conditions, Hollywood and the world’s most famous secret agent rely on Alpina.
🎥 Do you remember this scene in the theater? Who among you had spotted the track profile?
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