Fastest Airplanes
#14 X-15
The X-15 of Mach 6.7. That's almost 7 times the speed of sound! It's the fastest manned craft to ever be built.
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X-43
The NASA X-43 is an unmanned aircraft that has a rocket on the back. This lets it go as fast as Mach 9.8. Almost 10 times the speed of sound. Now that's fast!
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X-15
The X-15 of Mach 6.7. That's almost 7 times the speed of sound! It's the fastest manned craft to ever be built.
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SR-71 Blackbird
The Blackbird is a long range reconnaissance aircraft made in 1964 with a speed of over Mach 3. Instead of trying to shoot down missiles, it would simply outrun them!
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Xb-70 Valkyrie
The Valkyrie is a strategic nuclear bomber that can fly at over 3 times the speed of sound. It was made in 1964.
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Mig 31 Foxhound
The Mig-31 Foxhound is still being used today by the Russian and Kazakhstan air forces. Each unit costs around 60 million dollars!
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Mig 25 Foxbat
This Russian plane can fly at 2.8 times the speed of sound. It can fly as high as 118,000 feet in the air!
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F-15 Eagle
The McDonell Douglas F-15 Eagle is an all-weather tactical fighter that's focused on superiority. It's used in Israel as well as the US and Japan.
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X-1
The Bell X-1 was the first plane to break the speed of sound in a level flight. The X series of US planes were secret experimental planes.
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Su-24 Fencer
Another two-seater Russian plane, the Fencer was one of the first to use a digital navigation and attack system. The plane is still used in various air forces like Iran and Russia.
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Mig-23 Flogger
The Mikoyan-Gurevich Mig-23 "Flogger" was a Soviet plane built in 1967. It was used by many governments including Libyia, Syria, and Cuba.
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Su-27 Flanker
This Russian fighter was made in 1984 under the Soviet Union. It's known for being super maneuverable. It has room for two pilots.
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F-14A Tomcat
The Grumman F-14 Tomcat has two engines. It can fly at mach 2.34. The planes now fly primarily in the Iranian Air Force.
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F-106 Delta Dart
This long sleek US aircraft was called the "ultimate interceptor." Many of the planes were later made into drones!
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English Electric Lightening
This plane can fly at mach 2.3, at 75,000 feet above the ground! Pilots often described the British fighter as being strapped to a rocket!
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Tornado ADV
The Panavia Tordnado ADV is an "Air Defence Variant." It's long range and can fly at Mach 2.2, that's twice the speed of sound!
