PERMANENT World Record for Helicopter

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http://www.eitb24.com/noticia_en.php?id=63008

Helicopter lands on top of Mount Everest

On May 14th, 2005 at 7h08 (local time), a serial Ecureuil/AStar AS 350 B3 piloted by the EUROCOPTER X-test pilot Didier Delsalle, landed at 8,850 meters (29,035ft) on the top of the Mount Everest (Kingdom of Nepal), Eurocopter said at its web.

Eurocopter, the European helicopter maker, says it has landed a helicopter on the top of Mount Everest in a world first. The Ecureuil/AStar AS350B3 helicopter landed May 14 at 8,850 meters (29,035 feet) atop the Himalayan peak, setting a new world record for high-altitude landings and takeoffs, Eurocopter said in a statement on its Web site Tuesday.

Ok, the record for highest landing and takeoff is now established for all time (on this planet...)

Hey, xoB, are you a rotary-wingnut? What's your take on this?