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Eurocopter topped the Everest

Kathmandu, Nepal - An Ecureuil landed on the top of the mountain at 8850m, so setting the worldwide record in the related class

Eurocopter set the the new high altitude landing worldwide record: some 8850m. Credit must be given to an Ecureuil AS-350B3 helicopter and its test pilot who achieved the objective by reaching the top of Mount Everest in Nepal. The aircraft, after leaving from its base at almost 3000m altitude, climbed progressively reaching the top of the mountain and then landing and staying there for more than two...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 121081
Rome, Italy, 05/25/2005 12:53
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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