If they want to get rescued or not…
UAV specialist TGR Helicorp, creators of the Snark, has developed an unpiloted full-size alpine rescue helicopter; the Alpine Wasp, which will be able to operate safely and autonomously at altitudes up to and beyond 30,000ft (over 9000m). The company will be donating the Alpine Wasp to the Everest Rescue Trust after it has undergone testing and systems evaluation in the harsh mountain environment of the Mt Cook region of New Zealand during 2007.
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Tags: Hlicopter, Alpine Wasp, Unmanned, Rescue, Mount Everest
» Unbemanter Rettungshubschrauber » GADMAG.de wrote,
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Link | February 8th, 2007 at 9:48 am
Alex wrote,
this seems like technology at it’s best!Kudos to TGR!! in how long will the prototype be made ready?
Link | February 11th, 2007 at 5:28 am
ERTrust wrote,
The Alpine Wasp is currently being manufactured here in New Zealand and is due to be completed by the end of April 2007. It will be tested extensively in the South Island of New Zealand during the remainder of 2007 where the vicious winds and changeable weather in the Mt Cook region will make sure that it is as ready as possible to go to Nepal for the 2008 climbing season.
The Everest Rescue Trust would dearly love for the Alpine Wasp to not be needed at all in 2008 for rescues but should the mountain feel differently about that, we want the Alpine Wasp to be ready to save lives on the mountain. We would like to play a significant part in the 2008 climbing season being the first since 1977 where there are no deaths on Mt Everest.
For more information, please visit us at http://www.rescueoneverest.org
Link | February 13th, 2007 at 3:15 am