Test pilot Alexander Fedotov set the world maximum record with an altitude of 123,524 feet in 1977 with a prototype of this aircraft (MiG Ye-266). X-15 doesn't count because it didn't take off from the ground under its own power. Besides, it was more of a rocketship than an airplane.
Oh come now Mr. Pergalator, don't think we're THAT simple! It's quite obvious that it's YOU in YOUR clubhouse, and we all know it.
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