Like father, like son: archive video of Sheikh Mohammed flying helicopter over Dubai shared

The video shows Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid and his son Sheikh Hamdan each flying helicopters but seemingly decades apart

A screen grab of a video shared by Dubai Media Office showing Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, and Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, Crown Prince of Dubai, each flying a helicoShow more

A video showing side-by-side footage of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid and Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed flying helicopters over Dubai was shared on Wednesday.

It is unclear when the footage of the Vice President and Ruler of Dubai was shot but it appears to have been filmed decades ago.

The video highlighted the similarities between the two members of the emirate's ruling family but also showed the dramatic transformation Dubai has undergone in the last few decades.

Earlier in the week, Sheikh Hamdan, Crown Prince of Dubai, shared the video of himself flying a helicopter above the emirate on Instagram.

Tall towers pierced the huddled clouds beneath as he flew past Burj Al Arab and around Downtown Dubai.

The scenes below Sheikh Mohammed are drastically different, showing few roads snaking through the desert land.

He is seen flying over what appears to be a rudimentary housing complex before landing in a patch of sand amongst ghaf trees.