wut is the fastest plane?

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Answer 1

f22 raptor

Answer 2

Currently the fastest plane is the X-43, but it is unmanned. The fastest manned aircraft is the X-15. The SR-71 used to be the fastest, and space shuttles don't count as aircraft, even though they are faster (up to mach 21 upon entry into Earth's atmosphere).

Answer 3

The fastest plane using it's own engine power is SR-71 Blackbird
It's max speed is 3 times the speed of sound.
The fastest plane to be catapulted from another jet is the X-15.
It's max speed is 6 times the speed of sound

Answer 4

Fastest jet engined,,manned aircraft is still the SR-71 Blackbird.
About Mach 3

far as I know,,the only one still in service is owned/used by NASA as a research craft.

It's based out west at Edwards AFB

there's been much,much Faster "airplanes" which have done near Mach 7,,about 5,000mph.
But,,they're rocket engined and Unmanned

Nasa has an UN-manned plane,,a Drone jet-powered that's Planned to go Mach 10,,over 7500mph.
It's done near Mach 7 already.
X-43


But as far as Actual,genuine Piloted Aircraft,,,SR-71 still holds the record.

LOTS of really remarkable facts & details about that machine

Answer 5

The Space Shuttle is the fastest aircraft, reaching speeds of 17,500 miles per hour. During reentry when it flies at its highest speed it is a glider, relying on residual speed from being in orbit. It is unable to take off under its own power, requiring two solid rocket boosters and a discardable fuel tank to reach orbit. During ascent the airspeed is under Mach 2 whilst in what would normally be considered to be the atmosphere; the Shuttle leaves the atmosphere as soon as possible, and fairly plausibly isn't an aircraft as most people would consider the term on the way to orbit.

The Boeing X-43A is the fastest air-breathing aircraft, having set a speed record of 11,200 km/h (7,000 mph), or Mach 9.68, on November 16, 2004. However, it is unmanned, and relies on a carrier aircraft to reach altitude, and a discardable booster rocket to reach the operating speed of its scramjet engine. It is also incapable of landing.

The rocket-powered X-15 was the fastest powered, manned aircraft, reaching a top speed of 7,274 km/h (4,510 mph) on October 3, 1967. However, it was rocket-powered, carrying both fuel and oxidizer. It requires a carrier aircraft to take off.

The SR-71 "Blackbird" is usually considered to have been the fastest "conventional" aircraft, with a sustained top speed of 3,529.56 km/h (2,188 mph). It was a manned aircraft powered by air-breathing engines, and was capable of taking off and landing unassisted on conventional runways


* * * JUST FOR THE RECORD - Concorde was never the fastest aircraft. It was however the fastest airliner * * *

Answer 6

SR-71 Blackbird.

Answer 7

Actually the aircraft was the X-15 Rocket plane which attained speeds in excess of mach 5. The AC was used in research of the high altitude supersonic flight regime.

Answer 8

The speed record is still held by the SR71. The spy plane that has been retired.

Answer 9

The Concord which has been banned from flying and is just taking up space somewhere in a plane garage. The last crash they had they ended up banning the plane from usage.

Answer 10

If im not mistaken it is the sr71 blackbird, well over mach 3 i belive. The exact speed is still confidential.

Answer 11

conventional aircraft only (space shuttle doesn't count)

SR - 71... with speeds in excess of mach 3...it's funny that the top speed of this aircraft is still classified...LONG after it has been retired by the US Air Force...