Fastest Aircraft: Present era can be called the age of science and technology. The field of science and technology has progressed a lot. In ever field of life man has done a lot of progress. In fact the things which were looking impossible in past are now possible due to advancement of science and technology. We have not only progressed in the fields of earth but also we have touched the sky. The department of air is also progressed a lot. There are many aircrafts which can round the world within hours. Here in below article ” Top 10 Fastest Aircraft In The World – High Speed Aircraft” we have ten of the fastest aircraft ever made in the world. They are remarkable in their technology and design and also in their speed. Have a look on the speed of these aircraft in given videos.
Top 10 Fastest Aircraft In The World – High Speed Aircraft
10. Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker
Su-27 Specifcations
- Country: Russia / Soviet Union
- Export: Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Vietnam, China, India
- Function: fighter
- In Service date: 1982
- Year: 1986
- Crew: 1
- Engines: 2 * 12500 kg Lyulka AL-31F
- Wing Span: 14.70 m
- Wing area: 62 m2
- Wing Aspect Ratio: 3.5
- Length: 21.93 m
- Height: 5.93 m
- Empty Weight: 22500 kg / 17000 kg
- Max.Weight: 30000 kg
- Internal Fuel Weight: 5,600 kg
- G-limits: 9/-3.5
- Speed: Mach 2.35
- Ceiling: 18000 m
- Ferry Range: 4,400 km
- Combat Radius: 1,200 km
- Maximum instantaneous turn rate: 28 degrees/second
- Maximum sustained turn rate: 22.5 degrees/second
- TWR(50% fuel, 2 EM A2A missile, 2 IR A2A missile): ~1.23
- TWR(100% fuel, 2 EM A2A missile, 2 IR A2A missile): ~1.07:1
- Armament: 1*g 30mm msl
The Su-27 is tenth of the fastest aircraft in the world. It is also a long range fighter. This high speed aircraft was built for air superiority to counter the new American 3.5 gen fighters like F-15 Eagle. The Sukhoi Su-27 is a twin-engine super-maneuverable fighter aircraft designed by Sukhoi. This remarkable aircraft was designed for air superiority missions.
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09. General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90gDL_1A_nc
Specification
- Length: 73 ft 6 in (22.4 m)
- Spread: 63 ft (19.2 m)
- Swept: 32 ft (9.75 m)
- Height: 17.13 ft (5.22 m)
- Airfoil: NACA 64-210.68 root, NACA 64-209.80 tip
- Empty weight: 47,200 lb (21,400 kg)
- Max. takeoff weight: 100,000 lb (45,300 kg)
- Maximum speed: 1,650 mph, 2,655 km/per hour at altitude
- Ferry range: 3,700 mi 3,210 nmi, 5,950 km
- Service ceiling: 66,000 ft (20,100 m)
- Rate of climb: 25,890 ft/min (131.5 m/s)
Armament
- Guns: 1× 20 mm (0.787 in) M61A1 Vulcan 6-barreled Gatling cannon in weapons bay (seldom fitted)
- Hardpoints: 9 in total
- Missiles: AGM-69 SRAM thermonuclear air-to-surface missile, AGM-130 stand-off bomb
- Bombs: Mk 82, Mk 83, Mk 84, and Mk 117
Cluster bombs
- BLU-109 hardened penetration bomb Paveway laser-guided bombs, including 2,000 lb (907 kg) GBU-10, 500 lb (227 kg) GBU-12 and GBU-28, specialized 4,800 lb (2,200 kg) penetration bomb, BLU-107 Durandal runway-cratering bomb, GBU-15 electro-optical bomb, B61 or B43 nuclear bombs.
F-111 is another fastest aircraft which lies at number nine in the list of fastest aircraft in the world. It aircraft is a multipurpose tactical fighter bomber capable of supersonic speeds. It has a very impressive speed and design. It is also used in different missions.
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08. McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle
The eighth in the list is another fastest aircraft F-15 Strike Eagle (designed in 1967). This aircraft is a twin-engine and it
F-15 Technical Specifications
- Country: United Stats
- Length: 63.8 ft (19.45 m)
- Height: 18.5 ft (5.65 m)
- Wing Span: 42.8 ft (13.05 m)
- Propulsion: Two P&W F100 or two GE F110 turbofan engines in 29,000 lb (13,154 kg) thrust class with afterburning
- Weight: 45,000 lb (20, 411 kg) class, 81,000 lb (36, 700 kg) max gross takeoff
- Speed: 1,875 mph (3,017 kph)
Armament
- F-15A/B/C/D air-to-air: 20mm cannon, AIM-120 (AMRAAM) missiles, AIM-9 (Sidewinder) missiles, AIM-7 (Sparrow) missiles
- F-15E Air-to-ground: precision guided munitions, variety of missiles and bombs
- F-15E Air-to-air: cannon, 8 medium- and short-range missiles
is all weather fighter that is why all air forces give a lot of priority to this wonderful aircraft. F-15 Strike Eagle reached an altitude of 98,425 feet in just 3 minutes and 27.8 seconds from brake release at takeoff and coasted to nearly 103,000 feet before descending. Its powerful engine and ratio of its mass and engine capability make it more better than others.
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07. Mikoyan MiG-31 Foxhound
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfthAwW1vWQ
- Country: Soviet Union / Russia
- Function: fighter
- Year: 1983
- Crew: 2 (pilot and weapons system officer)
- Engines: 2 * 15500 kg Perm/Soloviev D-30F6 afterburning turbofans
- Wing Span: 13.40 m
- Length: 22.69 m
- Height: 6.15 m
- Wing Area: 61.60 m2
- Wing loading: 666 kg/m²
- Empty Weight: 21825 kg
- Max.Weight: 46200 kg
- Thrust/weight: 0.85
- Speed: 3000 km/h at altitude, 1500 km/h at sea level
- Rate of climb: 208 m/s
- Ceiling: 20600 m
- Range: 3200 km
- Maximum g-load: +5 g
- Armament: 1* 23 mm six-barrel Gatling gun. Fuselage recesses for four R-33 (AA-9 ‘Amos’) or (for MiG-31M/BM only) six R-37 (AA-X-13 ‘Arrow’) long-range air-to-air missiles.
At seventh spot in the list is another very high speed aircraft which touches the speed of mach 2.83. Mikoyan Gurevich-31 Foxhound is the remarkable and a very reliable aircraft ever made in the world. It is also a well designed and comfortable aircraft. It has a powerful engine which increases its importance among the fastest aircraft.
06. XB-70 Valkyrie
- Contractor: North American Aviation, Inc.
- Span: 105 ft.
- Length: 185 ft. 10 in. without boom; 192 ft. 2 in. with boom
- Power Plant: Six General Electric YJ-93s of 30,000 lbs. thrust each.
- Length: 192′ 2″ (with boom)
- Height: 30′ 9″
- Wingspan: 105′
- Max. Speed: 2,056 mph. or Mach 3.1
- Cruising Speed: 2,000 mph. or Mach 3.0
- Ceiling: 77,350 ft.
- Weight: 534,700 lbs.
- Range: 4,288 miles
Next in the list is the XB-70 Valkyrie. This aircraft is a very different and unique aircraft with six engines which together could accelerate. This aircraft has a mass of 240,000 kilogram and can fly at a velocity of mach 3. Its remarkable and wonderful speed have made it more famous in the world. The power of its engines is wonderful.
05. Bell X-2 Starbuster
Bell X-2 Specifications
- Crew: one, pilot
- Length: 37 ft 10 in (11.5 m)
- Wingspan: 32 ft 3 in (9.8 m)
- Height: 11 ft 10 in (3.6 m)
- Wing area: 260 ft² (24.2 m²)
- Airfoil: 2S-50 bicon
- Empty weight: 12,375 lb (5,600 kg)
- Loaded weight: 24,910 lb (11,300 kg)
- Max. takeoff weight: 24,910 lb (11,300 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Curtiss-Wright XLR25 rocket engine, 15,000 lbf (67 kN)at sea level
- Performance
- Maximum speed: Mach 3.196 (2,094 mph, 3,370 km/h)
- Service ceiling: 126,200 ft (38,466 m)
The fifth fastest aircraft in the list is the Bell X-2. This aircraft was a rocket-powered, swept-wing research aircraft. It was specially designed to investigate the structural effects of aerodynamic heating as well as stability and control effectiveness at high speeds and altitudes. This is a fastest ever made aircraft. Above video shows this aircraft that how magnificent it is. It is good both design and speed.
04. Mikoyan MiG-25 Foxbat
Specifications
- Primary Function: Interceptor / reconnaissance aircraft
- Contractor: Mikoyan-Gurevich
- Crew: One
- Unit Cost: N/A
- Length: 78 ft 1 in (23.82 m)
- Wingspan: 45 ft 11 in (14.01 m)
- Height: 20 ft (6.1 m)
- weight Empty: N/A
- weight Takeoff: 80,950 lb (36,720 kg)
- Speed: Mach 2.83
- Ceiling: 67,915 ft (20700 m) — MiG-25PDS
- Range: N/A
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 is fourth in our list. This is a remarkable and fastest aircraft which is also a bomber aircraft. It was first flown in 1964. It is a fastest aircraft which can fly at a speed of Mach 3.2. It has a powerful engine and also a powerful radar system.
03. Lockheed YF-12
YF-12A Specifications
- Manufacturer: Lockheed Aircraft Corporation
- Function: Very high speed Interceptor
- Length: 101 feet, 8 inches
- Wingspan: 55 feet, 7 inches
- Height: 18 feet, 6 inches
- Max takeoff weight: 124,000 pounds
- Max Speed and Altitude: Mach 3.2 above 75,000 feet
- Engines: 2 Pratt & Whitney J58 engines 31,500 lbs thrust
- Fixed Armament: 3 Hughes GAR-9/AIM-47A air-to-air radar-guided missile (max speed Mach 4)
This jet is the third high speed or fastest jet in the world. This was an American interceptor prototype. Its speed was mach 3.35. It resembles the SR-71 Blackbird and featured three Air-to-Air missiles. It also has powerful engine which enables it and helps it in its high speed. It is a valuable jet around the world.
02. Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird
General characteristics
- Crew: 2: Pilot and Reconnaissance Systems Officer (RSO)
- Payload: 3,500 lb (1,600 kg) of sensors
- Length: 107 ft 5 in (32.74 m)
- Wingspan: 55 ft 7 in (16.94 m)
- Height: 18 ft 6 in (5.64 m)
- Wing area: 1,800 ft2 (170 m2)
- Empty weight: 67,500 lb (30,600 kg)
- Loaded weight: 152,000 lb (69,000 kg)
- Max. takeoff weight: 172,000 lb (78,000 kg)
- Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney J58-1 continuous-bleed afterburning turbojets, 34,000 lbf (151 kN) each
- Wheel track: 16 ft 8 in (5.08 m)
- Wheelbase: 37 ft 10 in (11.53 m)
- Aspect ratio: 1.7
Performance
- Maximum speed: Mach 3.3[122][123][N 5] (2,200+ mph, 3,540+ km/h, 1,910+ knots) at 80,000 ft (24,000 m)
- Range: 2,900 nmi (5,400 km)
- Ferry range: 3,200 nmi (5,925 km)
- Service ceiling: 85,000 ft (25,900 m)
- Rate of climb: 11820 ft/m (60 m/s)
- Wing loading: 84 lb/ft² (410 kg/m²)
- Thrust/weight: 0.44
It was first introduced in 1966. This aircraft has been used by both the USAF and NASA. This was a part of some experimental research. This jet is the second fastest jet in the world. It is said that it was as fast that the air which come in front of it did nor find a way to escape. Due to its fastest speed it has been an interest of almost all the air forces of the world. This amazing aircraft is capable of flying at speeds over Mach 3.2 and at 85,000 feet. It is amazing. isn’t it?
01. North American X-15
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akZ4BHMrCsk
General characteristics
- Crew: one
- Length: 50 ft 9 in (15.45 m)
- Wingspan: 22 ft 4 in (6.8 m)
- Height: 13 ft 6 in (4.12 m)
- Wing area: 200 ft2 (18.6 m2)
- Empty weight: 14,600 lb (6,620 kg)
- Loaded weight: 34,000 lb (15,420 kg)
- Max. takeoff weight: 34,000 lb (15,420 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Reaction Motors XLR99-RM-2 liquid propellant rocket engine, 70,400 lbf at 30 km (313 kN)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 4,520 mph (7,274 km/h)
- Range: 280 mi (450 km)
- Service ceiling: 67 mi (108 km, 354,330 ft)
- Rate of climb: 60,000 ft/min (18,288 m/min)
- Wing loading: 170 lb/ft2 (829 kg/m2)
- Thrust/weight: 2.07
North American X-15 is at the top of the list of fastest aircraft in the world. No one other in the world ever could touch its speed. It is the only fastest aircraft in the world. It has a remarkable maximum speed of mach 6.70. This jet is also very beautiful and unique in its design. Its powerful engine helps it a lot at high speed. Due to its high speed it stands at the top of the list of fastest and high speed aircraft of the world till now. Because no one other could touch it.
