is it the boeing 747??,
2007-06-07 16:47:03 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft
The fastest commercial jet plane remains the retired Tupolev Tu-144.
A prototype first flew on 31 December 1968 near Moscow, two months before Concorde. The Tu-144 first broke the sound barrier on 5 June 1969, and on 15 July 1969 it became the first commercial transport to exceed Mach 2, and the fastest commercial airliner ever.
2007-06-07 17:05:43 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes the old 747 is still the fastest airliner flying. From what I've read the 787 will be as fast or close to it. High speed is not always needed especially with intercity travel in Europe and the U.S. It's all economics. When designing airplanes the mfg, companies balance economics, taking average route length for the type and fuel burn in mind. The 747 was designed for long distance travel where the benefits of the increased speed can be an advantage.
2007-06-10 06:13:52 · answer #2 · answered by ericbryce2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, not possible. The cones in front of the engines on the SR-71 were used to slow the airflow into the engine to subsonic speeds. Looked what happened to the X-15 during one of its high speed flights. First video records some of the damage after a Mach 6.7 speed run. Aircraft was made from a nickel alloy called Inconel. Note how much of the aircraft received heat damage. No, there will not be a need for a fighter to hit speeds of Mach 6 or faster.
2016-04-01 09:12:01 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Concorde but currently in service the 747 with a cruising speed of mach .85
2007-06-07 23:30:03 · answer #4 · answered by Concorde 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
as firefox says it is boeing 747-400 with a top cruising speed of .92 mach.
but the 1 out of service is concorde with 2.o mach
2007-06-07 20:45:32 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
The Boeing B747 400 family have maximum speeds of Mach 0.92 which is highest in the airliners. That speed is quite justified by its distinctive hump which plays into the area rule.
Sharing the honours would be the Cessna Citation X which too has a maximum speed of Mach 0.92
That is the present tense, in history it was the Tu-144.
2007-06-07 20:22:17 · answer #6 · answered by ? 6 · 7⤊ 0⤋
The Concord was commonly used as being faster than the sound barrier
Many of them can hit Mach 1 , but here in the States they cannot , out over open seas they can though.
2007-06-07 16:56:23 · answer #7 · answered by Robert F 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The F-117A Nighthawk is a military plane, and it is not supersonic.
2007-06-08 14:41:12 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
night hawk
2007-06-08 04:26:15 · answer #9 · answered by matt b 2 · 0⤊ 4⤋
airbu320
2007-06-07 17:11:16 · answer #10 · answered by dash_ian 1 · 0⤊ 5⤋