It would be interesting to know what the conditions were, after all gliders
have been over 49,000'

Mike
MU-2
Leaving for Everest 4/1/06

"Peter Duniho" wrote in message
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"Chris Colohan" wrote in message
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Did it land, or didn't it? Apparently there is some controversy:

Well, while acknowledging that there's certainly a question as to whether
the summit of Everest is even landable terrain, and as to whether the
helicopter did in fact support 100% of its weight on that terrain, it
seems to me that it's not being questioned as to whether the helicopter
actually made it to the summit, and that in fact is the real
accomplishment.

Put "landing" in quotes if you like. It's still pretty impressive.