May 14, 2005
- For the first time, a helicopter lands on top of the world's highest mountain, Mount Everest in Himalaya. The standard production model Eurocopter Ecureuil/AStar AS350 B3, piloted by Eurocopter ex-test pilot Didier Delsalle, landed at the summit at 07:08 NPT (01:23 UTC). After staying for two minutes (to qualify the landing as an official world record), Delsalle lifted off and returned to the base camp at Lukla, Nepal. (MountEverest.net)
Read more about this topic: May 2005 In Science