@@jeshokurian1804 BTW -- it reminds me of when I hiked to the top of Mt. Shasta (14,000 feet). There was a section of about 3,000 feet that took quite a few hours to climb up the snow bank, but then only about 5 minutes to slide back down. Kind of scary. But fun.
@@kevinbrooks1104 Dude, The turbulence at the top of a large mountain is almost insane. In fact it's so bad in the Himalayas that the mountain waves and updrafts cause severe turbulence up to 60000 ft. It even causes a special type of cloud called an orographic cloud.
The world record in forward flight is around 40,000 feet. The highest landing was on Mount Everest, around 29,000 feet. The limitation is the rotor (a spinning wing), more than the engine, most modern helicopters use jet turbines to spin the rotors. What's the highest altitude an average helicopter can fly? - Quora
@@ericjensen3662 Better yet, why doesn't the Nepalese government simply prohibit mountaineering expeditions for Everest indefinitely, unless it's to remove both trash and corpses. God knows how long it would take to locate and properly dispose of the countless piles of frozen shit that have been buried up there over the past several decades.
@@ryanmccarthy8625yeeeeeeeah ..... let's waste even more time and money and lives so some rich assholes family can get peace. Fck em all . Those entombed on Everest Paid for their place there. Hell they were that keen they even transported themselves to their final resting places willingly! And if we just let them keep doing it we will rid the world of the stupid
The video is edited too much. They should have made the footage continuous. I cannot find the continuous shot from where you have a good view of the summit to where it shows them landing.
the unofficial record for highest helicopter landing, previously held by Nepalese Lt. Col. Madan Khatri Chhetri, who in 1996 rescued climbers Beck Weathers and Makulu Gau near Camp I at approximately 20,000 feet (6,096 meters).
In 2005 Didier Delsalle of France landed a Eurocopter AS350 B3 helicopter on South Col of Mount Everest. Two days later he also did his first landing on the summit of Mount Everest, and then he did this again. This is the footage of the south col touch and go, not of the summit landing. End of another pointless internet discussion.
On 14 May 2005, a Ecureuil AS350B3 piloted by Didier Delsalle landed at about 8,848 meters on the top of the Mount Everest. As required by the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale, the aircraft remained on the summit longer than 2 minutes before returning to Lukla. He actually landed on the summit two times.[21] He only needed to land for two minutes to officially set the record, but he stayed for about four minutes twice
because this helicopter and this pilot have been prepared and trained for years to be able to make it. Every piece of the helicopter with was not absolutely useful have been taken away to make the helicopter as light as possible --> that mean that it's not possible to get anyone or anything in the helicopter or it won't be able to go so hight in the air. Sorry for my english
I guess they could put a landing pad halfway up the mountain,with a nice B&B and a hot dog stand.That would save climbers strength for the last 15,000 feet,that's the only real important part.
What do you mean “the last 15,000 feet”? Everest Base Camp is at 17,500 feet, and the summit is just over 29,000 feet, making the climb ~11,500 feet. They don’t climb it from some beach in India. 🤣
Sorry, it's correct : Landing at the South Pass of Mount Everest at 7,925 meters (26,000 ft) on May 12th, 2005, establishing a new altitude landing and take-off record, previously held by a Cheetah helicopter - variant of the Lama - at 7,670 meters (25,150 ft).
No one knows exactly how many bodies remain on Mount Everest today, but there are certainly more than 200. Climbers and Sherpas lie tucked into crevasses, buried under avalanche snow and exposed on catchment basin slopes - their limbs sun-bleached and distorted. Most are concealed from view, but some are familiar fixtures on the route to Everest’s summit.
nmarius75 The people who pay are the rescuers who put their lives in jeopardy for lame, spoiled, people looking for that rush. Most are not physically or mentally prepared, however they don't care and take comfort in knowing that they'll be rescued as soon as they become the least bit uncomfortable.
Actually previously it was said the density of the air made it impossible for the rotor blades to grip and maintain altitude. BUT i guess the power of the internet has changed the density of air at 29000 feet. Joking aside good luck getting up there for a rescue when your window for optimum flight conditions is one day every 2 years.
Technically it's not a landing.The engine was still running full speed and the skids were not flat on the ground.Should have been.Helicopter fly's to Mount Everest.
Flying with a helicopter at this elevation is almost impossible due to the thin air. Emergency situations on Everest are usually due to weather (insane blizzards, high winds, zero visibility), which, in fact, make climbing impossible much of the year, except for a brief period each year. The highest heli rescue on Everest was about 22,000 feet (7,000 feet below the summit), and that was very dangerous. A rescue helicopter would also have to carry more than one person.
It wasnt Everest he landed on its is littered with flags, poles and hunk plus no chopper can fly at that altitude the air is too thin for the propellers to function properly and his ascent was too smoth he would have been fighting the stick
Sorry I am a mountain climber, and there has always been talk that Everest's summit should be reached by only man not machine, Airbus helicopters have ruined some of the enigma
'there has always been talk'... ? Where has there always been talk? There has never been talk of that at all! Just keep 'climbing a mountain' and 'flying a helicopter' apart, please. They have nothing to do with eachother.
David F this must be a helicopter with propellers and that it can withstand that type of height. If u noticed also there is only one pilot in this helicopter. So alot of weight wouldn't make it possible to land on the summit. If u noticed it had trouble landing. But that would be great but no helicopter can make it any higher than the death zone
That really didn't look like the summit to be honest it was a summit but but I'm doubting it was the summit of Everest the footage has some cuts that are a tad strange I still don't believe this to be true
probably not. Even back in 1996, where Colonel Madan Kathri Chetri performed the highest rescue actions in history (he first picked up Makalu Gau, then came back to pick up Beck Weathers, both between Camp 1 and Camp 2 on the South Col route, at apprx. 22.000ft during the 1996 desaster), he landed the helicopter in the Western Cwm, held the rotor at full speed, stayed in his seat and picked up only one passenger per flight.
This copter has a special made engine so it can deal with hights but it cant be used as a rescue helicopter. Just see how hard he was fighting to land. But if you want a rescue helicopter it needs to be bigger and have a bigger engine to deal with weight.
That wasn't a landing. He fiddled a bit with the snow and then left again. A true landing would be if he puts the heli down, steps out and plants a flag.
It is about a landing. It's the most you can do with a helicopter. The weather up there is too unpredictable and the air is too thin for a proper landing. They did all they could currently
The video IS about a landing. AND he LANDED. You can't turn off the rotors if you're sitting on the point of the peak of a mountain. And landing has nothing at all to do with "stepping out" or "planting a flag."
STHFGDBY How about a Starbucks, liquor store, strip club and a Dennys family restaurant? That way both grownups & children can have fun. "And bring the kids"!
STHFGDBY How about a Starbucks, liquor store, strip club, a Denny's family restaurant and pony rides? That way both grownups & children can have fun. "And bring the kids!"
Because #1 you need radio contact with someone who has a helicopter #2 because you are in a very remote area where it's not easy to maintain a helicopter #3 because it costs money (which most people spend just getting there). Probably a question for 1 of the 2 companies that arrange "tours" to the top...
Didn’t exactly land now did it? More like just kind of nudged a bit of snow at the top. Didn’t exactly stop the engine get out and go for a pick nick on top now did we?
On June 21, 1972, Jean Boulet of France piloted an Aérospatiale Lama helicopter to an absolute altitude record of 40,814 feet (12,440 m).[50] At the extreme altitude the engine flamed out and the helicopter had to be (safely) landed via another record breaker - the longest successful autorotation in history.[51] The helicopter had been stripped of all unnecessary equipment prior to the flight to minimize its weight and the pilot was breathing supplemental oxygen. World Altitude record by Helicopter - 42,500Ft About thirty years after the record set by Jean Boulet on a SA315 B “Lama” helicopter, Fred North, professional pilot, takes an AS 350 B2 “Squirrel” to the altitude of 12954 m. So it is possible, but where is the stone? and why snow is not blowing?
Was that a hover or a landing? Clearly there wasn't much space and its clear that it was difficult to pilot. Due to lack of space up there, I saw one line of indentation in the snow not two. That's why I'm wondering if it's a hover. Either way, an achievement!
HE did only have one side down here, but the FAI regard it as the record for highest landing and highest take off, which is impressive because you have to half land for 2 minutes, as the snow can't take the full weight of the helicopter.
Even if this is real, it is not the first and is not considered a landing. In ordered to be considered a landing, you have to touch down for a minimum of 2 minutes. In this video the helicopter touched the "ground" for 30 secs. Also, French pilot Didier Delsalle touches down on top of the world in a controversial Everest first. Ever since Hillary and Norgay claimed first dibs to the summit of Everest in 1953, others have attempted their own "firsts" on the 29,035-foot (8,850-meter) peak (see "More Unusual Everest Firsts" below). But on May 14, 2005, test pilot Didier Delsalle, 48, of the French company Eurocopter made Everest and aviation history by landing his unmodified turbo engine AS350 B3 helicopter on the world's tallest mountaintop. His solo flight broke the unofficial record for highest helicopter landing, previously held by Nepalese Lt. Col. Madan Khatri Chhetri, who in 1996 rescued climbers Beck Weathers and Makulu Gau near Camp I at approximately 20,000 feet (6,096 meters). (The record for the highest helicopter flight is 40,820 feet (12,442 meters), set by Jean Boulet in 1972.) Although Nepalese authorities initially gave Delsalle clearance, they later rebuked him for flying without permission. Some climbers also expressed dismay that he topped out without the hard slog, but six-time summiter David Hahn said, "I look at it kind of selfishly. It improves the possibility of rescues in the future."
Read Wikipedia! It is a true story, it happened on 14 May 2005. The test pilot was Didier Delsalle and the record was confirmed by the Federation Aeronauti
Wat was His helicopter so special? Did it make by some different method ? Then why people still dying on Everest? Why couldn't rescue teams use that kind of choppers to rescue them? And this pilot reach at the status of Bill gets bc of this unbelievable landing of this helicopter but he's still poor , govt didn't take notice of him, didn't launch that kind of choppers and climbers are still dying on Everest bc rescue teams still can't reach at the peak of Mount Everest. Conclusion: this video is completely fake , that chopper never landed on the top of Everest.
Not "everyone" - if you suffer from altitude sickness going up, then you have only two choices - go down or die of an edmea. Medicine can't predict who will or will not suffer from it, the only way to find out is to take the gamble and go climbing. It's very sad that some very strong climbers and athletic people have trained for Everest on smaller climbs then not been able to stand the greater altitude of Everest and had to turn back early, quite an expensive slap in the face from Mother Nature.
+shofar34u Helicopters simply aren't designed to operate at 30,000+ feet. Most crash by the time they even reach camp 2.... Reaching the summit with a helicopter is a aviation trademark that is showing us that innovation is possible!
+Gameruk 84 The interesting thought is maybe it's possible to create some small scientific station up there. Maybe this could help marsian missions in the future.
"GamerUK 1984" Mar 2016 « _If helicopters could fly up there don't you think they would of brought all the dead bodies down. It's impossible_ » I tend to believe the video is true and that, as extraordinary it is, they did put a skate on Everest summit. However, as others pointed, making a true landing there is quite another story. Bringing a (living or dead) body along the up or down flight is still another story. The problem is just as for climbing there: climbing your own body is already a huge affair, involving months or years of preparation and savings, dozens aids, and above all, an incomparable energy and dedication. Bringing your own living body back down the valley is already a huge task. If you want in addition bring back one of those dead bodies, it becomes quite another problem. Fri 13 May 2016 16:01 GMT
When one can land at Everest or for that matter near the summit, wonder why there isn't a helicopter rescue when a climber is sick/injured & left to die at Everest. Comment, pls.
If there was a rescue service up there, people would become complacent and take more risks knowing they would be rescued putting the rescuers at risk on that narrow strip on the summit.
I'll pay big money to be airlifted to the summit, jump out of the chopper in just my under pants and take a selfi. Wait a minute, where's chopper going! COME BACK!
Must be a specialy prepared helo, regular helo's loose so much thrust they cannot stay in the air that high. Raises trhe question why they not use a prepared helo to save trapped mountaineers. You see it is possible, even if it is just one person at a time to bring back to camp 4 or 3.
You can see that part of their special preparations to make this flight is intense weight reduction. There is one person in this chopper, the co-pilots seat, instruments and even flight controls have been removed. The helicopter is basically gutted so that a pilot can fly it and a few cameras can be on board to make this flight. I'm willing to bet they are right at their weight limit to fly beyond 10k even with all the weight reduction.
nortnort What this proves is that currently it is possible. The problem is that the technology has not advanced enough to make rescues possible because, as you stated, they had to gut the chopper just to get the thing up there. Given time the chopper could be used as a rescue vehicle once the technology improves and that may start a new industry of just flying people to the summit instead of climbing the mountain.
Chris Hardwood Well the pilot himself said that for this to be possible a new helicopter, one with greater power/weight ratio than any helicopter availible today would have to be made.
World record for a heli is 40,000ft in the 1970's. Everest is 29,000ft. It's just dangerous trying to land because of the weather and you don't know if it's rock or snow you are landing on etc
+Stephen Macfarlane the air density at the top of everest is 1/3 of sealevel. Helicopters push the air using its mass, so its harder to lift up there and have full control of your helicopter. That in combinations with what was mentioned above makes it too dangerous.
There is a big difference between achieving altitude versus landing and then taking off again. Plus the guy who flew to 40,000 had his engine flame out
