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dave lukins · 04-28-2008, 05:05 AM

[QUOTE=7thsfsniper;489679]Right on! 40,820 ft was very imperssive for a heli I thought. Wonder why it hasn't been broken since "72? I also wonder if they did any mods to get it up that high, however it does say it was a production model.[/QUOTE

These seem to be very sturdy machines

In 1973... Daniel Bouchart and Didier Potelle land 19,568 feet up on the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania in an SA 319 B Alouette II helicopter.

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dave lukins *Military Professional* Join Date: 01-04-07 Location: cheshire uk Posts: 5,505 Country:	[QUOTE=7thsfsniper;489679]Right on! 40,820 ft was very imperssive for a heli I thought. Wonder why it hasn't been broken since "72? I also wonder if they did any mods to get it up that high, however it does say it was a production model.[/QUOTE These seem to be very sturdy machines In 1973... Daniel Bouchart and Didier Potelle land 19,568 feet up on the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania in an SA 319 B Alouette II helicopter.