U2 Pilot selfie with the Chinese Balloonrsta223 t1_j9h1x24 wrote
Reply to comment by MrEloi in U2 Pilot selfie with the Chinese Balloon by Mival93
The F-22 officially has a ceiling of 60k, and was apparently at 58k when it shot the balloon (which was at 63k, with the missile covering the 5kft difference).
(As stated by others, this is a U-2, but the 22 could actually get pretty close, and based on the flight envelope diagrams I've seen, even 60k is pretty conservative for the 22, and probably an artificial limit for pilot oxygen/pressurization reasons or something)
DemonAzrakel t1_j9hhtc6 wrote
I figure the published number would be intentionally conservative, not giving the precise limitations out to the public.
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