TOP 8 Fastest Airplanes in the World.

Fastest Airplanes in the World.

FIRST FLIGHT : 

On December 17th 1903, Orville Wright finally achieved something that mankind had dreamed of for the entirety of human history.

He made the first sustained and controlled heavier than air powered flight, and even though that pioneering flight was only 120 feet long, Orville, and brother Edgar inspired a thousand others to build bigger, better, and above all faster flying machines in the century that followed their historic achievement.

Find out what the top Eight fastest planes in the World today are Here.

## NUMBER 8 : Mikoyan MiG-31 Foxhound

The Mikoyan MiG-31 is a supersonic interceptor aircraft developed for use by the Soviet Air Forces.

The model was developed from the earlier MiG25 Foxbat and shares design elements with its predecessor.

Maximum speed: 3,000 km/h

At high altitude: Mach 2.83 (3,000 km/h; 1,860 mph)

At low altitude: Mach 1.21 (1,500 km/h; 932 mph)

Cruise speed: Mach 2.35 (2,500 km/h; 1,550 mph)

Range: 3,000 km (1,860 mi; 1,620 nmi)

Engine type: Turbofan, Soloviev D-30

## NUMBER 7 : North American XB-70 Valkyrie 

The North American Aviation XB-70 Valkyrie was the prototype version of the planned B-70 nuclear-armed, deep-penetration strategic bomber for the United States Air Force Strategic Air Command.

Top speed: 3,309 km/h

Range: 6,900 km

Unit cost: 750,000,000–750,000,000 USD

First flight: 21 September 1964

Engine types: Turbojet, General Electric YJ93

## NUMBER 6 : McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle

The McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle is an American twin-engine, all-weather tactical fighter aircraft designed by McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) to gain and maintain air supremacy in aerial combat.

The F-15 was developed by McDonnell Douglas, now Boeing, in 1967 to gain air supremacy in aerial combat.

Top speed: 3,017 km/h

Speed: 3,017 km/h

Range: 4,815 km

Unit cost: 28,000,000–30,000,000 USD (1998)

Engine type: Pratt & Whitney F100

## NUMBER 5 : Bell X-2 “Starbuster

The Bell X-2 nicknamed "Starbuster" was an X-plane research aircraft .

Bell X-2 Starbuster. X-2 Number landing with skids deployed. Bell manufactured two airframes. They flew a total of 17 flights between 1954-1956.

Top speed: 3,370 km/h

Weight: 5,600 kg

Engine type: Rocket engine

First flight: 18 November 1955

## NUMBER 4 :  SR-71 Blackbird

The Lockheed SR-71 "Blackbird" is a long-range, Mach 3+ strategic reconnaissance aircraft that was operated by the United States Air Force. 

It was developed as a black project from the Lockheed A-12 reconnaissance aircraft in the 1960s by Lockheed and its Skunk Works division.

Top speed: 3,540 km/h

Introduced: 1966

Engine type: Pratt & Whitney J58

Unit cost: 33,000,000–33,000,000 USD (1966)

Developed from: Lockheed A-12

Status: Retired

## NUMBER 3 :  Boeing X-51 Waverider 

The Boeing X-51 Waverider is an unmanned research scramjet experimental aircraft for hypersonic flight at Mach 5 and an altitude of 70,000 feet.

 The aircraft was designated X-51 in 2005.

Top speed: 6,200 km/h

Range: 740 km

Length: 7.62 m

Weight: 1,814 kg

Engine type: Scramjet

First flight: 26 May 2010

Manufacturer: Boeing

## NUMBER 2 :  X-15

The North American X-15 was a hypersonic rocket-powered aircraft operated by the United States Air Force and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration as part of the X-plane series of experimental aircraft.

Top speed: 7,274 km/h

Introduced: 17 September 1959

Retired: December 1968

Weight: 6,620 kg

Wingspan: 6.8 m

Engine types: Reaction Motors XLR99, Rocket engine

   ## NUMBER 1 :  NASA X-43

The X-43 was an experimental unmanned hypersonic aircraft with multiple planned scale variations meant to test various aspects of hypersonic flight. It was part of the X-plane series and specifically of NASA's Hyper-X program. It set several airspeed records for jet aircraft.

Top speed: 11,760 km/h

Wingspan: 1.5 m

Length: 3.65 m

Engine type: Scramjet