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Mysterious High-Altitude Flight Corridor Opened Up Between Area51 and Pacific
- 8bitsrule 6y agoI wonder if that's a response to the recent (three weeks ago, Flight 2292, Cincinnati to Phoenix) American pilot's observation that something 'cylindrical' flew right over the top of his aircraft, 'that almost looked like a cruise missile type of thing'. https://nypost.com/2021/02/23/american-airlines-pilot-reports-fast-moving-cylindrical-object/ https://nypost.com/2021/02/23/american-airlines-pilot-report...
- eric4smith 6y agoSounds like dumping alien bodies into the sea :-)
- remarkEon 6y ago>The notice outlined a path 20 nautical miles wide and 426 miles long at an altitude between Flight Level 450 and Flight Level 600, or 45,000 to 60,000 feet. What usually flies between 45 and 60k feet? Anything cool?
- pridkett 6y agoCommercial airliners are usually below this altitude, it’s the upper end from private jets. A G6 has a max altitude of 51,000ft. They routinely cruise around 49,000ft.
- redis_mlc 6y ago60k is the highest controlled US civil airspace. So what they're saying is that aircraft are flying from 45k feet to beyond 60k feet. The SR-71 is the only airplane that regularly flew above 60k feet (85k feet cruise.) Previously the X-15 made many flights to above any significant atmosphere, then used rocket thrusters for control. Source: commercially-rated airplane pilot.
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- Justin_K 6y agoI wonder if notams like this are diversions for activities else where. Pretty fun to imagine what our tax dollars are being spent on!
- WentFullRetard 6y agoAbove FL60 is uncontrolled airspace. That means the NOTAM covers UP TO 60k. They can easily traverse higher without issue as they are not required to file a NOTAM for above that altitude. I think a lot of people are missing this point.