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What aircraft has the highest ceiling?
Answer: The highest commercial airliner altitude was 60,000 feet by Concorde. The highest military air-breathing engine airplane was the SR-71 — about 90,000 feet. The highest airliner flying today reaches 45,000 feet. The highest business jet flying today reaches 51,000 feet.
What is the ceiling of a 777?
43,100 ft
Boeing 777 Classics Table
| Variant | 777-200 | 777-300 |
|---|---|---|
| Service Ceiling | 43,100 ft (13,140 m) | |
| Engines x2 Options | PW 4077RR 877GE90-77B | PW 4098RR 892GE90-92B/GE90-94B |
| Engine Thrust per engine. | PW: 77,000 lbf (342 kN)RR: 76,000 lbf (338 kN)GE: 77,000 lbf (342 kN) | GE: 115,540 lbf (514 kN) |
| Variant | 777 200 | 777 300 |
What is ceiling height of an aircraft?
Most commercial jetliners have a service (or certificated) ceiling of about 42,000 ft (12.8 km; 8.0 mi) and some business jets about 51,000 ft (15.5 km; 9.7 mi). Before its retirement, the Concorde supersonic transport (SST) routinely flew at 60,000 ft (18.3 km; 11.4 mi).
What are the specs of an Airbus A320?
The Airbus A318 is the baby of the Airbus A320 family of airliners which consists of the A318, A319, A320 and A321. As you will see in our Airbus A320 Specs table below, the A320 family of aircraft is configured as a low wing monoplane sporting a cantilevered wing with a sweepback of 25 degrees.
What’s the max altitude for an Airbus A319?
Max landing gear extension altitude: 25,000 ft. Max operating altitude w/ slats and/or flaps extended: 20,000 ft. Note: use Wind Limitations chart in QRH for Crosswind Limits in Contaminated Runway, Low Visibility (below 4000 RVR) or Autoland conditions. Speed Limits (OM I 1.4.1)
What’s the Max tailwind for an Airbus A320?
Max tailwind for takeoff (A320/A321 IAE engines): 10 kts. Max tailwind for landing (Sharklet): 15 kts. Max tailwind for landing (non-Sharklet): 10 kts. Max operating altitude: 39,000 ft. (A) Max landing gear extension altitude: 25,000 ft. Max operating altitude w/ slats and/or flaps extended: 20,000 ft.
Is the A320 family a single aisle aircraft?
Thanks to a share of Airbus’ €2.5b annual R&D expenses dedicated to A320 Family continuous incremental developments, the A320 Family continues to innovate. The A320 Family comes with a unique Cargo Loading System (CLS) option: it is the only single-aisle aircraft that is able to load pallets and containers on the lower deck.