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FL 20 ceiling is not high at all. That's the lowest Class A airspace goes, which is where you'll find most commercial flights.
by outworlder 8y ago
FL 20 ceiling is not high at all. That's the lowest Class A airspace goes, which is where you'll find most commercial flights.
- userbinator 8y agoMH17 was shot down from the ground while flying at 33,000 feet, so 20k is definitely not out of reach.
- peteretep 8y agoBut not by small arms fire, or a shoulder-mounted device — it was essentially shot down by an anti-aircraft installation (wheeled though it is)
- dingaling 8y agoBut within the ceiling of 37mm or 40mm flak, which are towable behind a pick-up.
- ceejayoz 8y agoThese things aren't going to go anywhere near a SA-17 site. They're for taking on ISIS-style insurgencies, not nation-state actors.