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2006-08-27 00:50:37 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft
Hyper-X (X-43A)
2006-08-27 00:55:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
1967 The North American X-15 is the fastest plane. Now the fastest jet is the SR-71 Blackbird. The predecessor to the Blackbird was the unofficial record holder, the YF-12A, very similar, but just little differences.
The Aurora project from NASA is still, of course, in the planning phase and has not actually flown top speed yet. But is expected to fly at least MACH 7 or greater.
2006-08-27 01:34:47 · answer #2 · answered by Jeep Freak 81 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The fastest plane is the X-15. The fastest jet is the SR-71. The fastest drone X-43. So there you go next time get a copy of Guinness book of world records.
2006-08-30 07:29:08 · answer #3 · answered by brian L 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The fastest aircraft is the X-43, wit a top speed of Mach 9.8. But since its powered with rockets, It doesn't qualify as an airplane. As for the fastest plane, it has to be the SR-71 High Altitude Stealth Reconaissance Aircraft, with the top speed of Mach 3.2+ and a maximum ceiling of 85,000+ feet.
For the fastest combat aircraft, it has to be the MiG 25-R Foxbat B, with a top speed of Mach 3.2 and a ceiling of 123,524 feet.
2006-08-27 00:57:42 · answer #4 · answered by Cascade Ranger 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Apollo 10 craft reached mach 37.6 so is the fastest man-made airborne vehicle.
However, there was also the X-43 which is unmanned and flew in the atmosphere at Mach 9.8.
The fastest recorded flight is mach 6.72 on the X-15 and is officially the fastest manned aircraft in the world!
2006-08-27 01:01:43 · answer #5 · answered by mithrandir 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
On November 16, 2004, NASA's (USA) unmanned Hyper-X (X-43A) aircraft reached Mach 9.68, almost ten times the speed of sound. The X-43A was boosted to an altitude of 33,000 m (115,000 ft) by a Pegasus rocket launched from beneath a B52-B aircraft. The revolutionary 'scramjet' aircraft then successfully burned its engine before plunging into the Pacific Ocean.
2006-08-30 21:12:30 · answer #6 · answered by leckie1UK 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird.
2006-08-27 06:13:55 · answer #7 · answered by centreofclassicrock 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since it'll be for any type of aircraft, I'll vote for the space shuttle. For eg., the USS Endeavour (OV-105) is designed for speeds at around 25404 ft/s. That's around Mach 25 and well into hypersonic speeds. On reentry, the craft needs to be in a high nose up attitude (40 degs AOA) to produce enough drag to bleed off its speed to allow for a safe gliding and landing.
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2006-08-30 01:35:54 · answer #8 · answered by equinoctialstorm16 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not sure, but I think it was the XB-70 Valkyrie - a huge futuristic looking bomber in the 1960s. It reached speeds of over 2,000 mph and was powered by six jet engines. The project was cancelled and never made it into service.
2006-08-27 07:17:30 · answer #9 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The X-43A, built by NASA. It reached a speed of 9.6 Mach. Thats almost 10 times the speed of sound!!! The Sr-71 only reached 3.2 Mach
2006-08-27 06:27:02 · answer #10 · answered by Pranav 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
X-15 is the fastest manned aircraft Mig-25R is the fastest fighter jet
2006-08-27 08:51:34 · answer #11 · answered by snickers 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋