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It should be clear that while Eurocopter and Aerospatiale before them liked showing off specific modified helicopters in the Himalayas (up to and including landing on Everest), none of them were capable of carrying a useful payload to that altitude. Helicopter altitude records are much like zoom-climb records in jet aircraft - yes, you can reach those altitudes, but not for long and not while doing anything else.






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