The F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II are cutting-edge military aircraft. However, in raw speed, another jet stands out: the ...

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The list of the most supersonic airplanes in the world, reaching several times the speed of sound, a barrier that once was a ...

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The Foxbat could fly at extreme speeds—but in doing so, it would risk damage to the airframe and engines, which were far less sophisticated than their American counterparts.

On October 3, 1967, the “fastest man alive,” U.S. Air Force Major William J. “Pete” Knight, set world records for speed and altitude in a piloted fixed-wing aircraft that still stands nearly six ...