Other than spacecraft, aircraft are the fastest vehicles, leaving cars and bikes for dust. We take a look at the ten fastest planes ever flown. Though some uncrewed aircraft (like the X-43) have flown ...

Aided by a quartet of Rolls-Royce Olympus 593 engines, the Concorde, the world's only commercially successful supersonic passenger plane, was capable of flying at speeds up to 1,354 mph (2,179 kph).

From experimental rocket planes to Cold War spy jets, the fastest aircraft in history pushed far beyond what engineers once thought possible. I focus here on ten record-setters whose top speeds, ...

The rather short-lived Concorde has set the standard for speed when it comes to civilian aircraft. With a maximum cruise speed of Mach 2.04 (1,350 mph/2,179 kph) at an altitude of 60,000 feet (18,288 ...

The bomber is a menacing sight for any pilot or target on the receiving end of its payload. Aerial combat is only around a century old, but it quickly bisected itself into two distinct aircraft types.

Owning an aircraft of any sort is a luxury reserved for a very small club. Owning one of the fastest machines on the market, however, is a flex on an entirely different level. Ever since Chuck ...

The MiG-31 Foxhound is one of the fastest fighter jets in the world These jets can hit speeds up to Mach 2.8, or roughly 1,860 mph The Foxhound has been primarily deployed in Artic patrols and border ...

It probably won't come as much of a surprise to learn that speed is one of the key factors in designing fighter, attack, and interceptor aircraft. These military machines are used to fly out and ...

MONTREAL, Dec. 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bombardier today celebrated the entry-into-service of its Global 8000 (1) business aircraft during a special event held at its state-of-the-art Aircraft ...

With their powerful engines and aerodynamic frames, the following aircraft represent the pinnacle of fighter jet technology in terms of speed and performance. During the Cold War, the United States ...