Maybe you mean the X15? There is no way an F-15 can go any where near that height. I think the highest is around 100,000 feet for a coasting F-15 after an aggressive climb.
Maybe you mean the X15? There is no way an F-15 can go any where near that height. I think the highest is around 100,000 feet for a coasting F-15 after an aggressive climb.
Ex AF here, it's ceiling is 65,000 feet. Any higher and there isn't enough oxygen so the engine will flame out. Even the SR-71 only goes to 85k or so they admit.
Ex AF here, it's ceiling is 65,000 feet. Any higher and there isn't enough oxygen so the engine will flame out. Even the SR-71 only goes to 85k or so they admit.
Just for reference and to back up my remark about 100,000 ft:
Just for reference and to back up my remark about 100,000 ft:
https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Museum-Exhibits/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/197972/mcdonnell-douglas-f-15-streak-eagle/
Thanks for the link. I didn't know they had a special test model ever get that high. A regular service duty, nah.
Thanks for the link. I didn't know they had a special test model ever get that high. A regular service duty, nah.
The service ceiling is based on the aircraft's ability to climb or effect control. Anything after roughly 65,000 is based on a ballistic trajectory. Basically they went 35,000 extra feet in an uncontrolled ballistic arc.
The service ceiling is based on the aircraft's ability to climb or effect control. Anything after roughly 65,000 is based on a ballistic trajectory. Basically they went 35,000 extra feet in an uncontrolled ballistic arc.
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