Maximum Altitude: Weather Balloon

[KJ_Lesnick]

What's the maximum altitude a weather balloon can fly at?

KJ Lesnick

 

[sferrin]

122,321 ft 3"

 

[Archibald]

Slightly off topic, the highest altitude a balloon ever reached is 170 000 ft (Winzen Research Balloon, 1972, California)

 

[KJ_Lesnick]

Archibald,

Thank you

 

[sublight]

The stealth blimp operates about 24 miles up.....

 

[Wembley]

It depends what you mean by a 'weather balloon'; but this, guy, for example -

http://www.natrium42.com/halo/flight2/

- sent a research package to 100,000 feet.

 

[r16]

and ı believe Kittinger , an USAF test pilot parachuted from 100 000 plus in a test in 1950s .