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Steve69 | 16:20 Tue 11th Nov 2003 | How it Works
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Following on from that cracking answer, now to the heart of the discussion we were having in work. If the record for a helicopter altitude is 40,820ft, and allowing for the fact that not all flights actually push this envelope - and Everest is 29,029ft - allowing for weather etc ,,,, can you actually get a helicopter to the top of Everest?
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I'm sure I read somewhere a few years back that it had been done. Maybe wrong though.
22:13 Tue 11th Nov 2003
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Yes. Several companies fly scheduled sightseeing trips to Everest but they don't land. Do a google search for "everest" then search within results for "flights" and again for "helicopter".
22:55 Tue 11th Nov 2003
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Yes...as Gef says it's done on a regular basis...Altitude isn't a problem for choppers any more than small aeroplanes....the real problem for designers lies in speed....to go faster in a heli you need thinner profile blades but this reduces the unique ability of the craft to hover as it causes instability.
02:46 Wed 12th Nov 2003

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