Top 10 Fastest Aircraft in the world 2017

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#10).Sukhoi Su-27
Top Speed:
(2,500 km/h, 1,550 mph)
Country of origin: RUSSIA

#Sukhoi Su-27 is a twin-engine supermaneuverable fighter aircraft designed by Sukhoi.

#9).General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark
Top Speed:
(2,655 km/h, 1,650 mph)
Country of origin: USA

#General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark was a supersonic, medium-range interdictor and tactical attack aircraft that also filled the roles of strategic nuclear bomber, aerial reconnaissance, and electronic-warfare aircraft in its various versions.

#8).McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle
Top Speed:
(2,655 km/h, 1,650 mph)
Country of origin: USA

#McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle is an American twin-engine, all-weather tactical fighter aircraft designed by McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) to gain and maintain air supremacy in aerial combat.

#7).Mikoyan Mi G-31
Top Speed:
(3,000 km/h, 1,860 mph)
Country of origin: RUSSIA

#Mikoyan MiG-31 is a supersonic interceptor aircraft developed for use by the Soviet Air Forces.

#6).XB-70 Valkyrie
Top Speed:
(3,309 km/h, 2,056 mph)
Country of origin: USA

#North American Aviation XB-70 Valkyrie was the prototype version of the planned B-70 nuclear-armed, deep-penetration strategic bomber for the United States Air Force Strategic Air Command.

#5).Bell X-2 Starbuster
Top Speed:
(3,370 km/h, 2,094 mph)
Country of origin: USA

#Bell Aircraft Corporation was an aircraft manufacturer of the United States, a builder of several types of fighter aircraft for World War II.

#4).Mikoyan Mi G-25
Top Speed:
(3,470 km/h, 2,170 mph)
Country of origin: Russia

#Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 is a supersonic interceptor and reconnaissance aircraft that was among the fastest military aircraft to enter service.

#3).Lockheed YF-12
Top Speed:
(3,540+km/h, 2,200+mph)
Country of origin: USA

#Lockheed YF-12 was an American prototype interceptor aircraft evaluated by the United States Air Force.

#2).SR -71 Blackbird
Top Speed:
(3,661 km/h, 2,275 mph)
Country of origin: USA

#Lockheed SR-71 "Blackbird" is a long-range, Mach 3+ strategic reconnaissance aircraft that was operated by the United States Air Force.

#1).North American X-15
Top Speed:
(7,274 km/h, 4,520 mph)
Country of origin: USA

#North American X-15 was a hypersonic rocket-powered aircraft operated by the United States Air Force and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration as part of the X-plane series of experimental aircraft.

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aircraft have remarkably powerful engines capable of reaching impressive speeds and sustaining them for hours on end - and they do. The average cruising speed for a passenger jet is around 925 km/h.

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