Eurocopter Single-Engine Serial Ecureuil/Astar AS350 B3 Lands on Mt. Everest
By Editor on Saturday, June 4th, 2005
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Eurocopter, [Published on May 25th on Defencetalk, republishing on request]
MARIGNANE, France: On May 14th, 2005 at 7h08 (local time), a serial Ecureuil/AStar AS 350 B3 piloted by the Eurocopter X-test pilot Didier Delsalle, landed at 8,850 meters (29,035ft) on the top of the Mount Everest (Kingdom of Nepal).
This tremendous achievement breaks the World Record for the highest altitude landing and take-off ever, which sets an ultimate milestone in the History of Aviation. Fabrice Br
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