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Offline Sandman

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A new world record
« 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.
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« Reply #1 on: May 26, 2005, 07:10:07 PM »
now even my fat butt can make it to the top of Everest
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Offline Gunslinger

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« Reply #2 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.
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« Reply #3 on: May 26, 2005, 07:23:31 PM »
Wow! I wonder if it had paddle blades. That's pretty thin air.
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Re: A new world record
« Reply #4 on: May 26, 2005, 07:41:32 PM »
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How will they break this one?


Easy.  Just install a 10' tall helipad on top of the mountain and then land on that.
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« Reply #5 on: May 26, 2005, 08:01:51 PM »
Is the helo's name long enough?

 Eurocopter Single-Engine Serial Ecureuil/Astar AS350 B3
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Re: A new world record
« Reply #6 on: May 26, 2005, 09:05:34 PM »
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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.

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« Reply #7 on: May 27, 2005, 01:58:59 AM »
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Is the helo's name long enough?

 Eurocopter Single-Engine Serial Ecureuil/Astar AS350 B3


The usual name is either AS350 or Ecureuil (squirrel)
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