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This listing of flight altitude records are the records set for the highest aeronautical flights conducted in the atmosphere and beyond, set since the age of ballooning. Some, but not all of the records were certified by the non-profit international aviation organization, the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI).
The Winnie Mae is a modified Lockheed 5C Vega flown by Wiley Post during the 1930 National Air Races, winning first place with a time of 9 hours, 9 minutes, and 4 seconds, as well as setting records for the fastest around-the-world flight in 1931, with a time of 8 days, 15 hours, and 51 minutes, the first solo around-the-world flight in 1933, [1] and the flight altitude record in 1934 ...
The altitude was the highest crewed flight by a spaceplane to that time, and remained the record until the 1981 flight of Space Shuttle Columbia. Walker landed the X-15 about 12 minutes after it was launched, at Rogers Dry Lake, Edwards Airforce Base, in California. This was Walker's final X-15 flight.
The Perlan 2 could fly to 90,000 ft (27,000 m) if conditions allow, higher than the manned level flight altitude record of the SR-71 Blackbird at 85,069 ft (25,929 m). [12] Previous records were measured with pressure altitude ; high altitude soaring records now require GPS data.
The May 4 flight was the most severe test of the suit that was ever conducted. [51] [52] [53] The flight lasted 9 hours 54 minutes and covered a horizontal distance of 140 miles (230 km). [26] As of 2015, the 1961 balloon flight absolute altitude record for balloonists returning to Earth with the balloon has not been broken.
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The altitude record for a manned balloon flight set by Prather and Ross in 1961 is still officially recognized by Fédération Aéronautique Internationale. As of 2021 [update] three balloonists have traveled higher into the stratosphere.
Pages in category "Flight altitude record holders" The following 59 pages are in this category, out of 59 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...