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Now a helicopter landed on top of Everest.
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On Sat, 28 May 2005 13:23:25 GMT, "Turbo Tiger"
wrote: Now a helicopter landed on top of Everest. A woman, asking for directions? :-) Ron Wanttaja |
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Ron Wanttaja wrote:
On Sat, 28 May 2005 13:23:25 GMT, "Turbo Tiger" wrote: Now a helicopter landed on top of Everest. A woman, asking for directions? :-) Got to be. A man never would have stopped to ask. :-) Matt |
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I have some articles on my website about the Mitchell Wing U2 holding the
record for a while http://www.mitchellwing.com/Rowley%2...ing%20high.htm -- Mitchell Wing http://www.mitchellwing.com -- Have a good day and stay out of the trees! See ya on Sport Aircraft group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Sport_Aircraft/ I can't find it but for what it's worth, I once read that a Mitchel U2 was flown to about the same altitude over Germany. It's a cool little plane but at 6'5", if I could fit in one, it would never get me off the ground (even if I became anorexic and not F'ing likely either...) Tony |
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"dje" wrote in message ... In the US I believe they are not allowed above 17,999 ft. From Ultralight news.com: "A Falcon UL still claims the altitude record of 26,900'." David "Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired" wrote in message news:k6Ple.35783$aB.6376@lakeread03... What is the altitude record for an ultralight? Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired Oh, you can get exceptions by prearrangement with ATC. For example, there's a box over Sandia, near Albequerque, that can be opened up, and several hang gliders have gone over 22,000 feet there, perfectly legally. Tim Ward |
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gilan wrote:
I have some articles on my website about the Mitchell Wing U2 holding the record for a while http://www.mitchellwing.com/Rowley%2...ing%20high.htm I wonder if that design could be scaled up to somewhere around the sport plane size? About 150 or 200% of original specification. Tony |
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The U2 already is ELSA size. If you made it 150% to 200% larger it would be
enormous! -- Mitchell Wing http://www.mitchellwing.com -- Have a good day and stay out of the trees! See ya on Sport Aircraft group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Sport_Aircraft/ http://www.mitchellwing.com/Rowley%2...ing%20high.htm I wonder if that design could be scaled up to somewhere around the sport plane size? About 150 or 200% of original specification. Tony |
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gilan wrote:
The U2 already is ELSA size. If you made it 150% to 200% larger it would be enormous! I can't find any specs on the Mitchell U2 and the weight of the plane meeting FAR103 makes me think it's rather small. Do you know where I can get more info on the U2? Tony |
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"Anthony W" wrote in message news:Pvnme.5538$Vm4.444@trnddc01... gilan wrote: The U2 already is ELSA size. If you made it 150% to 200% larger it would be enormous! I can't find any specs on the Mitchell U2 and the weight of the plane meeting FAR103 makes me think it's rather small. Do you know where I can get more info on the U2? Tony Well, I googled for "Mitchell Wing" U2 and got a number of hits. That will bring up information on the B-10 and A-10 as well. The U2, at an empty weight of 320 lbs, would not meet part 103 Tim Ward |
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The u2 almost is an ultralight.HP_10-22hp/34'wing
span/9'length/3'height/136 sq.ft./430 gross wt./200 mt.wt./top speed82 mph/75 mph cruise/23 mph stall/400' sea-level climb. LJ Anthony W wrote: gilan wrote: The U2 already is ELSA size. If you made it 150% to 200% larger it would be enormous! I can't find any specs on the Mitchell U2 and the weight of the plane meeting FAR103 makes me think it's rather small. Do you know where I can get more info on the U2? Tony |
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