How fast does the fastest fighter jet fly in miles per hour?

Question

How long will it take to fly from Toronto, Ontario to Vancouver,BC?

Answer 1

2 1/2 times the speed of sound I think

Answer 2

Fastest Fighter Jet

Answer 3

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A .50 Cal bullet typically fired from a rifle travels at 2900 feet per second, or 0.5492 miles a second. Therefore, a jet fighter would have to be travelling at around 2000 miles per hour to outpace that bullet. The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird could travel at speeds of up to 2200 miles per hour, so it could, in theory, outpace a bullet. However, it was not a jet fighter, nor is it flown anymore. The fastest jet fighter ever built was the MiG 25 Foxbat, which is said to have reached 2,115 miles per hour. Whilst this speed is very near to the speed of a .50 Cal bullet, this speed of flight is not sustainable for an aircraft; it would overheat or break apart. Also, bear in mind that bullets can be fired faster than this, but this is the conventional speed for a .50 Cal bullet. So no, a jet fighter cannot currently outpace a high calibre bullet. This also answers your second question. Two jet fighters at top speed cannot outpace a bullet anyway. Hope this helped your inquisitive mind :D

Answer 4

The mig 31 is by far the fastest, but it makes no sense to have a fighter plane that can fly that fast considering the fact that a pilot can barely take the G's associated with the speeds of mach1 and below in extreme dog fights. The fastest manned aircraft is the x-15 at mach 6.72 the fastest aircraft ever made is the x-43 at mach 9.8 but it was unmanned. In the aerospace smithsonian in DC you can see the NASA x-15 its quite a work of engineering

Answer 5

28 Jul 1976
Edwards AFB, USA
Lockheed SR-71A
Turbo- ramjet
2193.16mph

Officially, the world's fastest jet-powered aircraft remains the SR-71 Blackbird. Although the official record is about Mach 3.3 (or 3.3 times the speed of sound), many believe the aircraft could actually fly much faster. However, it seems unlikely that the SR-71 could go much faster than about Mach 3.5, with a very slim chance of Mach 4, due to propulsion and structural limitations. By Mach 3.6 or 3.8, shock waves generated by the nose of the aircraft are formed at an angle such that they impact the engine nacelles and cause the engines to unstart. In addition, heat generated by the aircraft's high speed increases to the point that certain portions of the plane's structure begin to fail by about Mach 3.5.

The SR-71's speed record has been broken by NASA's X-43 Hyper-X experimental aircraft. This unmanned vehicle was designed to test an experimental engine called a scramjet at speeds ranging from Mach 7 to Mach 10. At the X-43's cruising altitude of 100,000 ft (30,510 m), these Mach numbers correspond to speeds of approximately 4,750 mph (7,640 km/h) to 6,750 mph (10,855 km/h).

The scramjet, which stands for supersonic combustion ramjet, is a subclass of the jet engine. However, the X-43 was accelerated to these high Mach numbers by a booster rocket, and the aircraft only flew under scramjet power for a few seconds before falling into the sea. From a purist's point of view, the X-43 did not truly break the jet-powered aircraft speed record since it was incapable of cruising at and sustaining these high speeds.

Nonetheless, some believe the SR-71's speed record has already been bested by its supposed replacement dubbed the Aurora. If this mysterious new spy plane does indeed exist, it is believed to cruise at speeds ranging from Mach 5 to Mach 8 at 100,000 ft (30,510 m). These Mach numbers correspond to speeds of 3,380 mph (5,435 km/h) to 5,400 mph (8,685 km/h). The Aurora may use scramjets, pulse-detonation wave engines, or some other exotic form of propulsion to reach these speeds. However, we should stress that there is no conclusive evidence that this plane ever existed.

It should also be of note that the Space Shuttle is going ~17,000 upon re-entry.

About the MiG-25/31:

Although theoretically capable of even more impressive high-speed performance, production MiG-25/31 models suffered severe engine and control problems that limited their potential. Pilots were generally forbidden to fly any faster than Mach 2.35 to 2.5 and the aircraft's airspeed indicator was redlined at Mach 2.8. Pilots could fly up to Mach 2.83 for brief periods of a few minutes, but controllability was marginal and the engine would overheat if pushed any faster. The maximum speed ever observed for a MiG-25/31 was Mach 3.2 as recorded by an American radar during a flight over Israel in 1973. The Soviet pilot was conducting a reconnaissance mission over the nation when he was threatened by Israeli surface-to-air missiles. The pilot went to full afterburner and pushed the MiG-25 as fast as it would go to return to the safety of an Egyptian airfield. Though the MiG-25 survived the flight, its engines were completely destroyed and had to be replaced. This type of damage was inevitable beyond Mach 2.83 and proved to be the limiting factor on the plane's maximum speed.

2084.58 Miles between Toronto and Vancouver

2193.16 MPH SR-71A

about an hour ;)

Answer 6

The fastest fighter jet is the Mig 31 and it flies at 3000 km/h (1865MPH).

Since Vancouver is about 3300 km from Toronto the trip should take just over an hour... except.

The max speed of the Mig 31 is only at a high altitude and it burns too much fuel to make the trip non-stop at high speed, (though it could make the trip at high-subsonic non-stop).

Also no aircraft are allowed faster than Mach 1 (speed of sound) in Canadian airspace except for military restricted airspace.

So in reallity it would only be slightly faster than an airliner no matter what aircraft you flew.

Answer 7

Officially the SR-71 isn't a fighter plane as it was used for recon missions, the MiG 31 is classed as a high speed interceptor. It really all depends upon the definition of a 'fighter' jet. However, i believe it is safe to assume that the MiG 31 can be classed as one.

Answer 8

The fastest fighter jet is the Mig-31. It flies at 3,000 km/h (1,860 mph).Since the distance btwn Toronto and Vancouver is 2084.58 miles. It will take 1.12 hours.

Answer 9

SR-71 speed is classified but accepted at mach 3 plus, mph will vary according to altitude and temperature. Mach 1 = speed of sound and is gerally accepted as approx 720-760 mph at sea level. you figure milage to Vancouver.

Answer 10

MiG-25. Fastest fighter ever built. Recorded going Mach 3.2