Everest Landing - Might Not Have Happened At All.

[sharkbait]

I like ####'s plan. Slow but sure.

I was just gonna push the **** thing out of the back of a Herc over the peak and try to have the first bounce counted as a landing.

Pretty sure that we can buy a suitable R44 cheap from the Surete du Quebec.

That is if Biggles doesn't buy it to use to commute home to the new dog and digs.

[cap]

Maggie ------- your description sounds like the premise for another "Reality" series for TV or an episode of "Fear factor". Perhaps you have another "Calling" and don't realize it. :up:

[jetbox]

In the mean time, Robinson's sales continue to leave Eurocopter and Bell in the dust!

[southern boy]

In the mean time, Robinson's sales continue to leave Eurocopter and Bell in the dust!

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La tee ----in' da

[ABQ Approach]

This is all so funny! Even if Eurocopter is recognized for setting this record, you know Bell is just gonna take a 407 up there and land 5 feet higher...with the seats installed! :up:

[Skids Up]

On the Discovery Channel program it said it was a production helicopter BUT quite a few things had been removed from the machine. The pilot gave a list but can't remember what all was on it...

[justfly]

...and land 5 feet higher

Huh?

 

Where do you suggest a landing 5 feet higher than the summit of Everest would be ABQ?

[Firehawk]

Who cares what was in or out of the machine the thing landed up there. Its a great feat. Eurocopter was the first to do it and thats all there is to it, Like the Russians beating the americians into space.

Now the americans will do it but with seat cushions in the space craft.

[beltdrive]

When Bell had the 205, and 206 Lots of power visibility and space.(headroom).... there was the lama.

407???? its the year 2005 and the 407 still has a 20 Dollor walmart seat and headroom like a coffin..... way to go bell.....who is disigning the 407 the smurfs??? Had about some seats to reduce fatigue???

[helicopterjim]

-          “Time to climb” records to the heights of 3,000, 6,000 and 9,000 meters performed on April 14th, 2005 in respectively 2 minutes 21 seconds, 5 minutes 6 seconds and 9 minutes 26 seconds. These records smash the previous ones held by an Ecureuil/AStar AS350 B1 with respectively 2 minutes 59 seconds, 6 minutes 55 seconds and 13 minutes 52 seconds,

 

 

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They don't tell you they are absolute records in their weight category. Otherwise why would the Federation Aeronautique International list these records?

 

 

Altitude in horizontal flight : 9 010 m

 

Date of flight: 29/04/1975

Pilot: Manuchehr KHOSROWDAD (Iran)

Course/place: Ahwaz (Iran)

 

Rotorcraft:

Bell 214A (1 Lycoming LTC4B-8D, 2 250 hp)

 

Time to climb to a height of 3 000 m : 1 min 58 sec

 

Date of flight: 29/04/1975

Pilot: Manuchehr KHOSROWDAD (Iran)

Course/place: Ahwaz (Iran)

 

Rotorcraft:

Bell 214A (1 Lycoming LTC4B-8D, 2 250 shp)

 

Time to climb to a height of 6 000 m : 5 min 14 sec

 

Date of flight: 29/04/1975

Pilot: Manuchehr KHOSROWDAD (Iran)

Course/place: Ahwaz (Iran)

 

Rotorcraft:

Bell 214A (1 Lycoming LTC4B-8D, 2 250 shp)

 

Time to climb to a height of 9 000 m : 15 min 05 sec

 

Date of flight: 29/04/1975

Pilot: Manuchehr KHOSROWDAD (Iran)

Course/place: Ahwaz (Iran)

 

Rotorcraft:

Bell 214A (1 Lycoming LTC4B-8D, 2 250 shp)

 

 

 

 

It is all in how you present the facts!!

 

Also that is for a 214A wich has an engine rated at 280 SHP less than the 214B. I wonder what the B could do?