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Everest "dead bodies" resue helicopter
Clipped to the Drawing Board by Dave Ellery  
The worlds highest and deadliest mountain , Mt Everest is expected to get a bit safer from next year. Trials are expected to commence around Mt Everest in January 2008 for the Alpine Wasp, a remotely controlled search and rescue helicopter which is being developed by New Zealand engineers TGR Helicopter.

The Alpine Wasp is controlled remotely by a pilot back on the ground using information provided by on board cameras and laser ranging sensors. Each helicopter has six cameras on its fuselage and a total of 10 in its nose - five looking forwards and five looking down.

The Helicopter will be used to rescue climbers in distress, but it also raises the possibility of retrieving the many dead bodies on Mt Everest which are too difficult to be removed by conventional rescue methods .  Climbers are a breed apart from normal people and there are also differing views on the way climbs should be promoted , organised and attempted in an unregulated environment
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Ruzz () Newbie | 2007-12-26 16:23:21
a lot of good stuff in these articles - this helicopter looks like an excellent idea - we all know that climbers are mad - no sane person would do it - so we won't stop them - the best we can do is to get it as safe as possible
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Mark () Newbie | 2007-12-26 17:49:04
Well it's not that they're mad, it's that most others have a tendency to underestimate their potential. We need people like this however. Without them we'd still be unaware of most of the world and thinking that it was flat.
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Cassie () Newbie | 2007-12-26 16:28:23
what's that old saying - "you don't have to be mad - but it does help"
why do it - because its there - always another challenge - the adrenalin takes over and it's just such a powerful drug - try and cover off the safety aspect but just so many variables - it's like - we'll sort it out "if and when"
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Tim () Newbie | 2007-12-26 17:33:37
Seems everything is becoming automated these days. Very cool, but all part of making Everest a little more dull. Where will the next challenge lie I wonder? The Moon maybe, followed by Mars. In a few decades I can just picture it, Adventurers going for treks on Mars.
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Sarah () Newbie | 2007-12-26 17:35:26
Yeah, and instead of going for a roadtrip people will instead go for a space hop. Instead of waking up to a view of the beach you'll be waking up to a view of some other planet. How awesome would that be.
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Craig () Newbie | 2007-12-26 17:38:05
Somehow I doubt that, the traveling time is going to be way too long for it to be viable as a holiday destination.
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Suzie () Newbie | 2007-12-26 17:46:39
It might be right now but I'm sure that just like everything else it will improve. Now that the private sector is starting to get into space in a big way we'll see the pace of improvement pick up a bit.

In no time at all we'll all be zooming around the galaxy in ships outfitted with Infinite Improbability Drives
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Andre () Newbie | 2007-12-26 20:37:12
not automated - operated by remote control - just like a video game - but in real life - however if it goes wrong - it's not a matter of just reset the game - it's a case of - do we leave it all up there for posterity - or try and recover the bodies another way
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Ruzz () Newbie | 2007-12-26 20:28:01
space tourist travel already is here - if you've got the cash - but it will get cheaper and easier once Branson gets a move on - he's probably just working on the marketing angle and then watch out
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Cam () Newbie | 2007-12-26 20:33:30
i just hope that this helicopter gets a good workout in the trial stage - before it goes into regular service - there are quite a few mods being made and the last thing you want is an out of control chopper up there - I'm sure these guys know what they are doing but that environment is very different to anything conventional that they have ever worked with before
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Cruse () Newbie | 2007-12-26 20:45:43
I suppose the old timers won't like - but thats the price to be paid for progress - I've heard all of this gung ho stuff in the pub when the drink is flowing - before these events - people like to tell you that its all about living life on the edge and - if it goes wrong - just shoot me and move on etc etc - but I've been with these same guys when it does go wrong and they change their tune quick smart when death or serious injury is staring them in the face - so if we can save lives - I'm for it
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