@hobs I'm not sure what the plane is, but the Canberra and the U2 were/are both over 70,000 feet cruising altitude. I think one of the big USAF drones can also fly close to that high.
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smellsofbikes (smellsofbikes@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 08-Jun-2024 05:11:10 JST smellsofbikes @hobs https://www.militaryfactory.com/aircraft/aircraft-ranked-by-ceiling.php
If the balloon was cruising at FL60, there are a whole bunch of aircraft capable of getting there.clacke likes this. -
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Hobson Lane (hobs@mstdn.social)'s status on Saturday, 08-Jun-2024 05:11:11 JST Hobson Lane High res image of Chinese spy #balloon... from above!! Is that a #U2 spy plane? Didn't know we had anything that could fly that high.
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