what is the fastest plane on earth anykind of airplane just tell me?

Answer 1

# Plane Top Speed Max. Altitude
1. X-43 (Unmanned) Mach 9.8 110,000 feet
2. X-15 Mach 6.72 354,200 feet

The X-15 is the fastest manned aircraft in the world.

3. SR-71 Blackbird (YF-12) Mach 3.2+ 85,000+ feet
The SR-71 Blackbird is the fastest airplane in the world.
4. MiG-25R Foxbat-B Mach 3.2 123,524 feet
4. X-2 Mach 3.2 126,200 feet
5. XB-70 Valkyrie Mach 3.1 77,350 feet
6. MiG-31 Foxhound Mach 2.83 67,600 feet
7. MiG-25 Foxbat (Ye-155) Mach 2.8 118,900 feet
8. F-15 Eagle Mach 2.5 60,000 feet
8. F-111 Aardvark Mach 2.5 60,000+ feet
9. X-1 Mach 2.435 90,440 feet
10. Su-24 Fencer Mach 2.4 57,400 feet
11. Tu-144 Charger Mach 2.35 59,055 feet
11. MiG-23 Flogger Mach 2.35 60,700 feet
11. Su-27 Flanker Mach 2.35 59,055 feet
12. F-14A Tomcat Mach 2.34 58,000+ feet
13. F-106 Delta Dart Mach 2.31 57,000 feet
14. IAI Kfir Mach 2.3 75,000 feet
14. English Electric Lightning Mach 2.3 60,000 feet
14. MiG-29 Fulcrum Mach 2.3 59,060 feet
14. F-107 Ultra Sabre Mach 2.3 48,000 feet
15. Tornado ADV Mach 2.2 69,997 feet
15. F-4 Phantom Mach 2.2 62,250 feet
15. Mirage 2000 Mach 2.2 59,055 feet
15. F-104 Starfighter Mach 2.2 58,000 feet
(120,800 feet NF-104A)
15. B-58 Hustler Mach 2.2 64,800 feet
16. F-105 Thunderchief Mach 2.1 52,000 feet
16. A-5 Vigilante Mach 2.1 52,100 feet
17. Su-22 Mach 2.09 59,055 feet
18. Tu-160 Blackjack Mach 2.05 49,200 feet
18. MiG-21 Fishbed Mach 2.05 50,000 feet
18. Concorde Mach 2.05 60,000 feet
19. D558-2 Skystreak Mach 2.005 83,235 feet
20. YF-23 Black Widow II Mach 2 (AB) 65,000 feet
20. F-20 Tigershark Mach 2+ 55,000 feet
20. YF-17 Cobra Mach 2+ 50,000 feet
21. Saab JAS 39 Gripen Mach 2 50,000 feet
21. F-16 Fighting Falcon Mach 2 50,000+ feet
21. Saab 37 Viggen Mach 2 60,039 feet
21. Saab 35 Draken Mach 2 65,600 feet
22. Tu-22M Backfire Mach 1.88 43,635 feet
22. F-14B/D Tomcat Mach 1.88 53,000+ feet
23. Su-34 Mach 1.8 45,890 feet
23. F/A-18E/F Super Hornet Mach 1.8 50,000+ feet
23. F-22 Raptor Mach 1.8 (AB) 50,000 feet
24. XF-104 Starfighter Mach 1.79 58,000 feet
25. F-8 Crusader Mach 1.72 58,000 feet
26. F-101B Voodoo Mach 1.66 52,100 feet
27. X-29 FSW Mach 1.6 50,000 feet
28. Tu-22 Blinder Mach 1.52 48,228 feet
28. XF8U-1 Crusader Mach 1.52 58,000 feet
29. SEPECAT Jaguar Mach 1.5 45,930 feet
30. F-5 Freedom Fighter Mach 1.4 50,700 feet
31. F-100 Super Sabre Mach 1.3 51,000 feet
32. X-31 EFMI Mach 1.28 40,000 feet
33. B-1b Lancer Mach 1.25 50,000+ feet
34. F-102 Delta Dagger Mach 1.23 55,000 feet
35. T-38 Talon Mach 1.22 55,000+ feet
36. XF-90 Mach 1.1 39,000 feet
37. MiG-17 Fresco Mach 1.05 52,366 feet
38. F-86 Sabre Mach 1.04 50,800 feet
39. F-117 Nighthawk High Subsonic 45,000 feet
40. AV-8B Harrier II Mach 0.98 41,700+ feet
41. F-94 Starfire Mach 0.97 51,800 feet
42. A-6 Intruder Mach 0.94 42,400 feet
43. Saab 32 Lansen Mach 0.93 52,500 feet
44. F-80 Shooting Star Mach 0.88 46,800 feet
45. BAe Nimrod 2000 Mach 0.87 42,000 feet
46. B-52 Stratofortress Mach 0.86 55,000 feet
47. U-2 Dragon Lady Mach 0.8 90,000 feet
48. C-5 Galaxy Mach 0.79 35,750 feet
49. C-141 Starlifter Mach 0.77 41,600 feet
49. C-17 Globemaster III Mach 0.77 45,000 feet
50. B-2 Spirit Mach 0.72 50,000+ feet
50. P-3 Orion Mach 0.72 28,300 feet

http://www.globalaircraft.org/top50.htm

Answer 2

Fastest thing that flies = Space Shuttle (Not technically an aircraft as it is not air breathing)

Fastest Air Breather: SR-71 Blackbird. I've heard that there are only two aircraft that can keep up with an SR-71: Another SR-71, and an F-111, nothing however can catch an SR-71 but the Russians did build a fighter that was designed to get up close enough to launch a missle at it. I think it was the MiG 25, however I could be wrong. It traveled so fast beyond its actual capabilities though, and could only get to its top speed for one flight before having the engines completely rebuilt.

Answer 3

The SR 71 used as a spy plane achieved in excess of mach 4

Answer 4

The fastest plane in existence is the Space Shuttle. While it's fastest speeds are experienced while re-entry into Earth's atmosphere, (Mach 25 or roughly 8.2 km/sec), it's speed while in orbit is roughly around Mach 23 or roughly 7.6 km/sec. Or in English, around 17,200 MPH.

Since it lands like an airplane, it therefore qualifies to answer this question. :)

Answer 5

officially SR71
unofficially the Aurora the US government denies it's existence but it denied the existence of the SR71 as well for 8 years before it was forced to admit it existed.

[edited to add a comment on the X15 below] The X15 would be the fastest but it is a rocket plane not an air breathing plane so it doesn't count (for most comparisons)

Answer 6

Officially, It is the SR71 Blackbird. Designed in the 1960 by Lockheed Martin as part of the company's Advanced Development Projects, known as the "Skunk Works".

Any Google of SR71, Skunk Works, etc. will gove you all you need to know.

Good Luck!

Answer 7

Why is this asked every week?Look up old answers!
Space Shuttle,X-15 and SR-71 depending on how you define a plane.

Answer 8

either the Air Force One, the President of the United States's plane, or a Leer jet.

Answer 9

My husband first said SR71...........but after he thought about it and you said any kind, he now says X15. Technically, the space shuttle is considered a plane, but all in all he says the X15.
( I personally have no freaking idea, but my husband knows planes, he can even tell what a plane is just by hearing its engines.)

Answer 10

The f-1-11 which is now retired.

Answer 11

Well of course one needs to ask the late Douglas Adams, its any aircraft employing the "bad news drive" because nothing travels faster than bad news...