In 1984, NASA and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) teamed-up in a experiment called the Controlled Impact Demonstration (CID) to test the impact of a Boeing 720 aircraft using standard fuel with an additive designed to suppress fire.
Bernd van Doornick had some 22,000 total flying hours and is credited with more than 5,000 people rescued. September 1, 2007 marked his last flight at an air show, Bernd van Doornick showing the crowd gathered at Bex (Switzerland) what an Aerospatiale SA 315B Lama can do. The Lama holds to this day the absolute altitude record for all types of helicopters since 1972: 12,442 m. Quite an impressive helicopter, and with a skilled man at the controls this helo can do impressive stuff.
Per chi se lo fosse perso, beccatevi questa zuffa in frequenza tra Meridiana e Alitalia.
On Frequency discussion between Meridiana and Alitalia for departure sequence at the end moderated by ATC, really funny!