On 24 May 2006 12:46:03 -0700, "JohnO" wrote:

Landing a heli on Everest at 29,035 ft? And it's a regular single
turbine AS350????

http://www.eurocopterusa.com/Media/N...ail.asp?ID=329

I didn't think they could get that high, let alote hover or take off.


The AS350B2 (smaller engine version) owns the record for altitude.
Somewhere arough 42,000' and some change.