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Old 25th Nov 2005, 07:55
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What is the highest flyer? Obviously a military jet of some kind...
Max altitude in 'normal operation' for the SR-71 seems to be 85000 feet (http://www.sr-71.org/blackbird/manual/5/5-9.php).

The X-15 set some altitude records, but as that's an experimental it doesn't really count I guess.
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