2006-11-16 12:02:55 · 13 answers · asked by å Ðúmb姧 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft
No one knows for sure how fast the SR71 goes, it was retired before maximum speed was established. At least what was admitted to. The pilots of the SR71 wore space suits, the hull of the aircraft leaked fuel at lower altitudes, no one knows how high or how fast it could REALLY go. What a shame it was retired.
Keep in mind, it was flying for years before the general public even knew it existed
2006-11-16 13:21:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-22 05:32:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
fastest PRODUCTION aircraft, yes. . I can't remember the actual speed, but it was something like 2500 mph. .
they flew it from LA to Washington DC in 68 minutes. . that's pretty amazing. .
other aircraft have flown faster, but they were all experimental (the kind where they fly really fast but then the engine blows up at the end of the first flight). . X15, etc (which didn't take off from the ground but was dropped from a high flying plane. . so not the same thing. .
fastest production aircraft ever is the SR71
2006-11-16 12:10:34 · answer #3 · answered by Wayne A 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes and No. Excluding space shuttles and rockets, the fastest unmanned aircraft is the X-43 Hyper-X (being able to reach Mach 9.8), and the fastest manned aircraft is the X-15 (being able to reach Mach 6.72), but the fastest airplane in the world is the SR-71 Blackbird (being able to reach Mach 3.2+).
2006-11-16 13:33:41 · answer #4 · answered by robotwarsandrazerfan1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No! The fastest plane in the world is the Space Shuttle at mach 23 follwed the x-43a at Mach 10 (by an air breathing jet engine), and finally by the X-15 at mach 6.
2006-11-16 12:51:20 · answer #5 · answered by Drewpie 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The SR-71 is retired.
The Mig 25 has the fastest official speed of an airplane although the Mig 31 has demonstrated faster velocities.
Space shuttles and capsules, rocket planes, and unmanned aircraft don't count.
2006-11-16 12:09:03 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Nobody knows how fast the Habu was because nobody can get it up to top speed without loosing control. Top speed at that altitude is a control problem more than a thermodynamic or propulsion problem. I did talk to a guy that claimed to regularly cruise at Mach 3.88 @ 85,000 ft and then some... again, this was the 'comfortable' speed of the airplane.
2006-11-19 15:45:03 · answer #7 · answered by Jimie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Drewpie is most correct....not sure about #2, but the space shuttle is the fastest aircraft
2006-11-16 14:45:13 · answer #8 · answered by walt554 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
afraid not guys with all the tech now a days its probably out ran by now even though it was my fav plane and still is i wish they keep working on it its AMAZING
2006-11-18 10:21:09 · answer #9 · answered by markus 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, and the government has never revealed it's true top speed.
2006-11-16 12:07:10 · answer #10 · answered by grumpy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋