Il Primo Ministro Modi afferma che l’India e la Francia produrranno il primo elicottero che volerà sulle vette del Monte Everest
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/pm-modi-says-india-france-to-manufacture-first-helicopter-flying-to-the-heights-of-mount-everest/articleshow/128463663.cms
di APrimitiveMartian
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That will actually be quite useful. Not just for military but for civilian application if can carry decent loads. Flying at that altitude is not that much of a problem. It’s the hovering, weight, landing etc.
May these give a positive insights between the two nation ties
The fast paced defense alignment with France is wild. There were purchases here and there but the acceleration is something that was being predicted for US-India due to China but instead this is happening.
like most of these quotes from politicians, he is not connected to reality.
Anyone can read the EASA Type Certificate Data Sheet (the summary of certification data and operating limitations for an aircraft) and see that the **Airbus H125 has a Maximum Operating Altitude of just 7k metres**, nowhere near the height of the top of Mt. Everest.
It’s also limited to -40 degrees and VFR (only cloud-free flight, no instrument flying authorized).
[https://www.easa.europa.eu/en/downloads/7945/en](https://www.easa.europa.eu/en/downloads/7945/en)