Which military plane can fly the highest?

The highest military air-breathing engine airplane was the SR-71 — about 90,000 feet. The highest airliner flying today reaches 45,000 feet. The highest business jet flying today reaches 51,000 feet.

Which fighter plane has the highest ceiling?

Ballistic Flight profile By the way – the World Altitude Record of an Air Breathing Plane is held by Alexandr Fedotov and was done in a special record version of the Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-25 Foxbat, the E-266M. He climbed to 37,650m (123,520 ft) on August 31st, 1977.

What aircraft can fly the highest?

There are some higher limits though outside current commercial aircraft. Concorde (of course, no longer operational) was rated to fly up to 60,000 feet. And many private jets operate up to around 45,000 to 51,000 feet. And if you introduce military jets, the SR71 holds the record (for normal flight) at 85,000 feet.

What height do military planes fly at?

In combat, many aircraft will operate at altitudes as low as 100 feet and at high airspeeds to defeat ground missile radars and avoid sophisticated surface-to-air missiles, anti-aircraft artillery, and enemy fighters.

How high can f15 fly?

Technical Specifications

First flight	July 27, 1972
Length	63 feet 9 inches
Height	18 feet 8 inches
Ceiling	65,000 feet
Range	2,400 miles

Answer: It depends on the airplane. Some corporate airplanes can fly up to 51,000 feet. The Concorde flew up to 60,000 feet, and the all-time high flier was the SR-71 which could go over 80,000 feet. Some experimental airplanes flew higher, but they were rocket-powered and did not take off by themselves, so I am excluding them.

What airplane can fly the highest?

The highest altitude obtained by an electrically powered aircraft is 96,863 feet (29,524 m) on August 14, 2001 by the NASA Helios, and is the highest altitude in horizontal flight by a winged aircraft.

Which helicopter can fly the highest?

The Record for the Highest Altitude Landing is held by French test pilot Didier Delsalle who on on May 14, 2005, set down his Eurocopter AS350 B3 helicopter on the world’s tallest mountaintop, the 29,035-foot (8,850-meter) Mount Everest!

What is the largest aircraft ever flown?

Generally acknowledged as the largest airplane in the world, the single Antonov An-225 is the world’s heaviest aircraft ever (maximum takeoff weight greater than 640 tons) and the largest heavier-than-air aircraft (in length) ever entering operational service. Airbus A300-600ST “Beluga”.