NASA’s high-altitude WB-57 aircraft took off from Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base in Houston on Tuesday, and will conduct ...

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 ...

The world's largest flying aircraft has reached new heights, with Stratolaunch today completing the seventh test flight of its gigantic Roc carrier plane and logging a record altitude for the huge ...

F lying at high altitudes poses difficulties for commercial aircraft, especially if they are near their maximum altitude of about 41,000 feet. At this height, the aircraft risks experiencing low-speed ...

The federal space agency said two of its WB-57 aircraft departed from Ellington Field on Wednesday to conduct aerial surveys ...

Facebook's Aquila drone, a high-altitude, long-endurance aircraft with the wingspan of a 737. Show Caption. 1 of 3. A Solara 50 solar-powered drone by Titan Aerospace. Expand.

Aircraft have a lot of necessary tools required to fly, including an altimeter that keeps track of how high they are. However, pilots must use several different types of altitude readings for ...

The U.S. military shot down another high-altitude aircraft in U.S. territorial waters near northeastern Alaska on Friday, according to National Security Council spokesman John Kirby in a press ...