Top 10 Fastest Airplane in the World

Top 10 Fastest Aircrafts

An updated list of Aircrafts that have attained incredible record breaking speeds in their life of Service. These aircraft made up of Turbojet, Jet Engine, Rocket-Engined Aircraft, Turbo - Propelled Aircraft etc.  This list includes all official air speed records of aircrafts having speed even more then 3 Mach or even more then 3000 kilometers per hour.

Top 10 fastest Planes Or Aircrafts

1. Lockheed SR - 7 BlackBird
2. Lockheed YF - 12A
3. North America CB - 70
4. Ye - 152 (Mikoyan Gurevich)
5. McDonnell Douglas - 4
6. Convair F - 106 Delta Dart7. Mikoyan Gurevich Mig 21
8. Lockhead F - 104 Starfighter9. McDonnell F-101A
10. Fairy Delta 2

Lockheed SR - 7 BlackBird

Lockheed SR - 7 BlackBird

Name - Lockheed SR - 7 BlackBird

Speed - 2193 mph
Country – US
First Flight - 22 dec 1964
Operation Began  - 22 Dec 1964

 The Lockheed SR-7 Blackbird is operated by united states air Force. It was developed as a black project from the Lockheed A-12 reconnaissance aircraft in the 1960s by Lockheed and its skunk works division. If a surface to air missile launch were detected. The SR71 was designed with a reduse radar cross section. 

Lockheed YF - 12A

Lockheed YF - 12A

Name - Lockheed YF - 12A           

Speed - 2070 mph
Country – US
Began Operation – 1963
First Flight - 7 Aug 1963

The Lockheed YF-12A was an American prototype interceptor aircraft evaluated by the united states air Force. Air Force’s Lockheed SR71 Blackbird twin seat reconnaissance variant. The YF-12 set and held speed altitude world records of 2000 mph and over 80000 feet and is the world’s largest manned interceptor to date.

North America CB – 70

North America XB - 70

Name - North America XB - 70

Speed - 2020 mph
Country -     US
First Flight - 21 Sept 1964
Operation Began – 1964

The North American aviation XB-70 valkyrie was the prototype version of the planned B-70 neuclear armed, deep pentration strategic bomber for the united states air Force strategic air command. Designed in the late 1950s by the north American aviation, the six engined valkyire was capable of cruising for thousands of miles at Mach 3+ while flying at 70,000 feet.

Ye - 152 (Mikoyan Gurevich)

Ye - 152 (Mikoyan Gurevich)

Name - Ye - 152 (Mikoyan Gurevich)
Speed - 1665 mph
Country - Soviet Union
First Flight - 10 July 1959
Operation Began – 1959

The Mikoyan- Gurevich Ye150 family was a series of prototype interceptor aircraft Designed and built by the Mikoyan- Gurevich design bureau in the soviet Union from 1955. The World Record flights were carried out by the First prototype Ye- 152-1 in 1961 and 1962, registered with the FAI as the Ye- 166. The Mikoyan- Gurevich Ye- 152A was a twin engined version of the Ye-152.

McDonnell Douglas – 4

McDonnell Douglas - 4

Name - McDonnell Douglas - 4

Speed - 1605 Mph
Country – US
First Flight - 27 May 1958
Operation Began - 30 Dec 1960

Convair F - 106 Delta Dart

Convair F - 106 Delta Dart

Name - Convair F - 106 Delta Dart

Speed - 1525 mph
Country – US
First Flight - 26 Dec 1956
Manufacturer – Convair
Operation Began - June 1959

The Convair F-106 Delta Dart was the primary all whether interceptor air craft of the united states air Force from the 1960s through the 1980s. Designed as the so called << ultimate interceptor >> , it proved to be the last dedicated interceptor In U.S. air Force service to date. It was gradually retired during the 1980s.

Mikoyan Gurevich Mig 21

Mikoyan Gurevich Mig 21

Name - Mikoyan Gurevich Mig 21

Speed - 1484 Mph
Country - Soviet Union
First Flight - 14 Feb 1956
Manufacturer - Mikoyan Gurevich Design
Operation Began – 1959

The Mikoyan MiG-21 is a supersonic jet fighter and interceptor aircraft, designed by the Mikoyan- Gurevich Design Bureau in the soviet union. It was popularly nicknamed [ balalaika ], from the aircraft’s planform view resemblance to the Russian stringed musical instrument. Approximately 60 countries over four continents have flown the MiG-21

Lockhead F - 104 Starfighter

Lockhead F - 104 Starfighter

Name - Lockhead F - 104 Starfighter

Speed - 1404 mph
Country – US
First Flight - 17 Feb 1956
Manufacturer – Lockhead
Began Operation - 20 Feb 1958

The Lockheed F-104 star fighter is a single engine, supersonic interceptor aircraft which later became widely used as an attack aircraft. It was originally developed by Lockheed for the United states Air Force, but was later produced by several other nations, seeing widespread service outside the united states. its designed team was led by kelly Johnson. The F- 104 set numerous world records, including both airspeed and altitude records.

McDonnell F-101A

McDonnell F-101A

Name - McDonnell F-101A

Speed - 1207.6 Mph
Country – US
Manufacture- McDonnell Aircraft
First Flight- 29 Sept 1954
Began Operation - May 1957

The McDonnell F-104 voodoo was a supersonic jet fighter which served the United states Air Force and the Royal Canadian Air Force. An F-104 set a number of world speed records for jet powered aircraft, including fastest airspeed, attaining 1,207.6 miles (1,943.4km) per hour on 12 December 1957. They operated in the reconnaissance role until 1979.F-101A serial number 53-2418 was the first production aircraft.

Fairy Delta 2

Fairy Delta 2

Name - Fairy Delta 2

Speed - 1000 Mph
Country – UK
Manufacture- Fairy Aviation Company
First Flight- 6 October 1954
Speed-1132 mph

The Fairy Delta 2 was a British supersonic research aircraft produced by the Fairy Aviation Company. The Fairy Delta 2 is the jet aircraft to exceed 1000mph in level flight, flying faster than the sun moves across the sky. On 10 March 1956, it set a new world record of 1,132 mph during a test flight. The Delta 2 held the absolute world Air speed Record for over a year.