1.   It is a particularly daring stunt, involving being tied up and suspended in mid-air.

2.   Yet as nations and manufacturers jousted for air superiority, pilots pushed to establish speed records, to impress the public with ever more daring stunts.

3.   For example, the show must not call on an acrobat whose daring stunts demand complete self-confidence to portray a frightened character, he said.

4.   He is totally in charge of this complex film, combining crowd scenes, aerial combat, daring stunts, face-to-face violence and high-level intrigue with a steady hand.