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Title: A new world record
Post by: Sandman on May 26, 2005, 06:44:07 PM

http://www.defencetalk.com/news/publish/article_002441.shtml


How will they break this one?



Silly me... there's more records to glean from this... first woman, first black man, first black woman, etc.

Title: A new world record
Post by: capt. apathy on May 26, 2005, 07:10:07 PM

now even my fat butt can make it to the top of Everest

Title: A new world record
Post by: Gunslinger on May 26, 2005, 07:12:14 PM

wow that's cool.

I had the disticnt pleasure once of working on a B1b that brok 48 world records the following day.  

Kinda steals the thunder away from making the summit huh.

Title: A new world record
Post by: rpm on May 26, 2005, 07:23:31 PM

Wow! I wonder if it had paddle blades. That's pretty thin air.

Title: Re: A new world record
Post by: Holden McGroin on May 26, 2005, 07:41:32 PM

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Originally posted by Sandman

How will they break this one?

Easy.  Just install a 10' tall helipad on top of the mountain and then land on that.

Title: A new world record
Post by: ASTAC on May 26, 2005, 08:01:51 PM

Is the helo's name long enough?

 Eurocopter Single-Engine Serial Ecureuil/Astar AS350 B3

Title: Re: A new world record
Post by: Hangtime on May 26, 2005, 09:05:34 PM

Quote

Originally posted by Sandman
http://www.defencetalk.com/news/publish/article_002441.shtml

How will they break this one?

It's been my experience that any sopisticated piece of equipment in the hands of a Marine results in breakage.

;)

Title: A new world record
Post by: straffo on May 27, 2005, 01:58:59 AM

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Originally posted by ASTAC
Is the helo's name long enough?

 Eurocopter Single-Engine Serial Ecureuil/Astar AS350 B3

The usual name is either AS350 or Ecureuil (squirrel)