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:It is important to add caveats that Jane's probably publishes ''the best available public information'' - and they have a blurb to this effect in their book - much is not known, or is ''intentionally obfuscated,'' surrounding such military capabilities, especially relating to specific aircraft limitations.
:Along the same lines: [https://shop.janes.com/products/air-space the book is commercially available] and [https://www.amazon.com/Janes-All-Worlds-Aircraft-Service/dp/0710633971 you can even find copies on major online book retailers] at affordable prices - but if you're just trying to find and cite one factoid, .... it's a bit steep. "Those who need to know" probably don't need to refer to Wikipedia, anyway... [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia is not a reliable source|Wikipedia is not a reliable source]]; it is [[wikipedia:What_Wikipedia_is_not%23Wikipedia_is_not_an_indiscriminate_collection_of_information|not a data repository]]; and trying to find a trustworthy value for a specific numeric parameter is in many ways a perfect example of a place where Wikipedia's model works quite poorly - namely, free access, public editing, and the challenges of data curation.
:A better strategy is to use Wikipedia to learn about the ''concept'' of an aircraft service ceiling, and cite, then refer, to other reliable sources to provide the precise data. We don't, (can't, and should not even try to...)
:[[User:Nimur|Nimur]] ([[User talk:Nimur|talk]]) 21:46, 6 February 2023 (UTC)
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