Absolute lowest altitude you can fly (legally)

"Jim Macklin" wrote:
Absolute lowest altitude, is below sea level in Death Valley

True for North America. But the Dead Sea is lower:

http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0001763.html

Dead Sea, Israel-Jordan, 1,349 ft. below sea level (–411 m)
Death Valley, Calif., 282 ft. below sea level (–86 m)

I'm not sure what aircraft was first to fly into the Dead Sea area to take
honors for the first lowest flight ever, but I know the Graf Zeppelin did
it in 1929, going to about 1000 feet below sea level. It didn't even need a
snorkel! :-)

But in Death Valley the neighbors don't shoot you down.



"Jim Logajan" wrote in message
.. .
| "Jim Macklin"
wrote:
| Absolute lowest altitude, is below sea level in Death
Valley
|
| True for North America. But the Dead Sea is lower:
|
| http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0001763.html
|
| Dead Sea, Israel-Jordan, 1,349 ft. below sea level (-411
m)
| Death Valley, Calif., 282 ft. below sea level (-86 m)
|
| I'm not sure what aircraft was first to fly into the Dead
Sea area to take
| honors for the first lowest flight ever, but I know the
Graf Zeppelin did
| it in 1929, going to about 1000 feet below sea level. It
didn't even need a
| snorkel! :-)

On Thu, 04 Jan 2007 18:58:07 -0000, Jim Logajan
wrote:

I'm not sure what aircraft was first to fly into the Dead Sea area to take
honors for the first lowest flight ever, but I know the Graf Zeppelin did
it in 1929, going to about 1000 feet below sea level. It didn't even need a
snorkel! :-)

There was a guy who flew a hot air balloon in a large, deep cave,
could be even deeper... I forget the details though.

-Dana

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