10. General Dynamics F-111 ‘Aardvark’
The tenth fastest plane is taken General Dynamics F 111 ‘Aardvark’. This plane is actively operated by the Australian Air Force. The United States Company is the one in charge to construct this plane in 1960. The top speed of this plane is 2.5 Mach. The engine used to power the plane is twin Pratt & Whitney TF30-P-100.
9. MIG 31 Foxhound
MIG 31 Foxhound is latest edition of MiG-25 FoxBat. This plane is made of Russia. It is powered by two SoloveivD-30F6 turbo. The maximum speed of this plane can reach the level of 1860 miles per hour or 2.83 Mach.
8. F-15 Eagle
The eighth rank of the fastest plane is taken by F 15 Eagle. The top speed of the plane is 2.5 Mach. The engine uses Whitney F100 axial-flow turbofan in double Pratt & amp. The plane is able to generate 29,000 lbf.
7. XB-70 Valkyrie
XB 70 Valkyrie is a US product located on the seventh position of the fastest airplane. It features six General Electric afterburning turbojet engine in the series of YJ93-GE-3. The maximum speed of this plane can hit the air in the rate of 3.1 Mach.
6. Bell X-2 Starbuster
Bell X 2 Starbuster fills the sixth place of the fastest plane. This plane is equipped with 2-chamber XLR25. This is a product by US Company which has to experience some bad accidents before this plane can gain success.
5. Mig-25 Foxbat
MiG 25 Foxbatis the fifth fastest plane. This Russian product can be operated in the height up to 80,000 feet. The power can be delivered by the twin Tumansky R-15B-300 turbojet engine. The top speed is on the level of 3.2 Mach.
4. SR-71 BlackBird
SR 71 blackbird steals the fourth rank of the fastest plane. This engine of this plane can generate 32,500 lbf thrust. This plane was constructed by an American Company called as Lockheed Corporation in 1960. This plane can take you as high as 100,000 feet with top speed of 3.5 Mach.
3. X-15
X-15 gains the third place of the fastest plane. The plane can reach the elevation in the level of 354,330 ft. The top speed can crank up to 6.72 Mach. It is powered by Thiokol XLR99-RM-2 rocket machine.
2. X-43A
The second fastest plane is called as X 43A. The fuel used to power the engine is Hydrogen. This plane is the US product which can deliver the top speed at 9.8 Mach.
1.Space Shuttle
Space Shuttle fills the top position of the fastest plane with its 20-Mach top speed. This plane features three assemblies with different engines and fuels. The fuel used for the ET/External Tank is LX2 or LOX. The SRB is equipped with N204 or MMH.
