Indian Air Force chopper makes world's highest landing in Ladakh

[sikder]

An Indian Air Force (IAF) Cheetalhelicopter Tuesday made the world's highest landing at an altitudeof 7,621 meters on Sasser Kangri Massif in eastern Ladakh in India-controlled Kashmir.

The Cheetal, sporting a Cheetal air frame with a more powerful TM-333-2B2 aero engine, thus beat the record held by the US Bell Helicopter, which landed at an altitude of 7,655 meters on July 28,the Press Trust of India quoted IAF Squadron Leader Mahesh Upasanias saying

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-11/03/content_2170677.htm

[mysterious]

What? How do you beat a landing altitude of 7.655 meters (by US' Bell) with a landing altitude of 7,621 (by Indian Cheetal)?? Typo error or the journalist was drooling at the time he wrote that? :roll

[sikder]

EXTRA LINKS:

http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/holnus/001200411021962.htm

http://outlookindia.com/pti_news.asp?id=259139

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/908502.cms

http://www.newkerala.com/news-daily/news/features.php?action=fullnews&id=40549

[syeduzair]

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