2007-08-22 15:56:35 · 8 answers · asked by fmlb 3 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft
The U2 aircraft flys at an altitude at or above 70000+ ft and the SR71 Blackbird has a service ceiling of 85000+ft the SR71 has a speed of Mach 3.2 cruise and 3.3 max power.
http://www.sr-71.org/blackbird/sr-71/
http://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/u2/
2007-08-22 20:11:14 · answer #1 · answered by Chino 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
U2 Blackbird
2016-10-29 03:52:19 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Blackbird. There was a story back in the old days that an SR-71 was flying so high and so fast that the planes control surfaces lost effectiveness in the thin atmosphere and the plane skipped off into space...
2007-08-22 17:39:36 · answer #3 · answered by km9cm2e 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Blackbird, by a very comfortable margin over the Dragon Lady.
Rohak, the SR-71 doesnt hold the airbreather's altitude record, that honor goes to the MiG-25.
2007-08-22 18:10:09 · answer #4 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The blackbird. The North American X-15 is the highest altitude
record setter....
....in excess of 50 miles up.
2007-08-22 16:07:09 · answer #5 · answered by dumbasspilot 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the SR-71 still holds the speed and altitude record for an air breathing aircraft. It still has a jet engine that needs air. Some rocket propelled craft have gone higher and faster, the X15 is the most obvious example.
2007-08-22 18:02:51 · answer #6 · answered by rohak1212 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
SR-71 or YF-12 is the high alttitude choice. It flew high enough that we could still take pics of Soviet property without violating their airspace.
2007-08-22 16:49:26 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the blackbird
2007-08-22 22:27:25 · answer #8 · answered by kaiwan58 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋