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It should be clear that while Eurocopter and Aerospatiale before them liked showing off specific modified helicopters in the Himalayas (up to and including land
by cpgxiii 6y ago
It should be clear that while Eurocopter and Aerospatiale before them liked showing off specific modified helicopters in the Himalayas (up to and including landing on Everest), none of them were capable of carrying a useful payload to that altitude. Helicopter altitude records are much like zoom-climb records in jet aircraft - yes, you can reach those altitudes, but not for long and not while doing anything else.
- 8bitsrule 6y agoEverest landing video (2014). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXNXSvnCtKA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXNXSvnCtKA Some current records. https://pilotteacher.com/how-high-can-you-go-in-a-helicopter-can-you-land-on-mount-everest/ https://pilotteacher.com/how-high-can-you-go-in-a-helicopter...