Author Topic: Aircraft trivia- (Read 1047 times)

fdiron · « **on:** January 31, 2002, 09:24:27 PM »

This is a pretty easy one.

What is the fastest speed aircraft in the world? For the sake of argument, lets exclude the space shuttle and any type of space vehicles.

Furious · « **Reply #1 on:** January 31, 2002, 09:37:12 PM »

Air breather = SR-71

Rocket = X-15

F.

ferkelparade · « **Reply #2 on:** January 31, 2002, 10:04:28 PM »

Do you mean an African or a European aircraft?

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Hamish · « **Reply #3 on:** January 31, 2002, 10:21:00 PM »

What furious said, and with the X-15 at a breezy mach 6.7

Kweassa · « **Reply #4 on:** January 31, 2002, 11:22:38 PM »

A crashing plane..

the fastest plane in the world for people inside it.

DarkglamJG52 · « **Reply #5 on:** February 01, 2002, 04:02:04 AM »

and more faster prop plane at SL before 1968?

Hammerhead · « **Reply #6 on:** February 01, 2002, 05:36:22 AM »

I think the fastest air-breathing aircraft are the MiG-25 "foxbat" and the MiG-31 "foxhound". I think they can do Mach 3.5+
Yeah but in non air-breathing the X-15 wins hands down.......

jan · « **Reply #7 on:** February 01, 2002, 10:04:09 AM »

mig 25pd 'foxbat-e': 3.000km/h+, equals mach 2.83 (with external fuel tanks) @ 43.000 ft - "max cruising speed at height: mach 2.35"

mig 31a 'foxhound': 3.000km/h, also mach 2.83 @ 58.000 ft (no external payload) - "max cruising speed at height: mach 2.35"

sr-71a 'blackbird': 3.500km/h, equals mach >3.2 @ 85.000 ft (no external payload) - "max cruising speed at height: 3200km/h / mach 3+"

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Wilbus · « **Reply #8 on:** February 01, 2002, 11:21:09 AM »

Think both the Mig 25 and Mig 31 have higher speeds then that, they were both designed intercept the SR-71, the figures I've seen for them says Mach 3+.

Still, SR-71 may very well be the fastest, wouldn't surprise me if it is.

Rebel · « **Reply #9 on:** February 01, 2002, 01:28:55 PM »

SR71 Cruises at mach 3.

She's been seen approaching Mach 4 on multiple occasions

The *true* top speed is still very much classified.

The MiG-25/31 was actually built to intercept the nuclear bomb threat (from Alaska and Europe) quickly, at high altitude, and efficently (loaded with the biggest missles the Russians had in the inventory). Basically a Russian Air Force's version of the American F-14 Tomcat (designed to take out the Bear threat at long range and high altitude with her Phoenix missle salvos).

Wilbus · « **Reply #10 on:** February 01, 2002, 01:36:39 PM »

109 had and held the speed record for piston engined planes untill 1969. It set that speed record in 1939 I belive.

ferkelparade · « **Reply #11 on:** February 01, 2002, 01:44:01 PM »

Not quite - if I recall correctly, the record-holding plane was designated as ME-209 and had some superficial similarities in appearance to the 109, butz that was done mostly for propaganda purposes (to show off what a great plane the 109 was). In reality, the 209 was a completely new design that had little in common with the standard 109 (completely new airframe, different wing shape, different engine etc.)

Critter · « **Reply #12 on:** February 01, 2002, 07:54:41 PM »

ok... here's one....

The Foxbat was designed to intercept the B-70 bomber... the US scratched it and left the foxbat without a mission that a cheaper more easily maintained aircraft could handle. Also, that speed could be achieved by the uber migs... but had to have the engines replaced when it came home

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Tyro48 · « **Reply #13 on:** February 01, 2002, 08:43:39 PM »

By far and away the SR71 hands down fastest aircraft in the world

pimpjoe · « **Reply #14 on:** February 01, 2002, 11:05:40 PM »

sr71 is the fastest...from what i know. (not much)

but from what i hear...the F-22 is the fastest "fighter" in the world. (again i dont know much about this stuff)

Author Topic: Aircraft trivia- (Read 1047 times)

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