The fastest fighter jet ever created was the NASA/USAF X-15. It was an experimental aircraft that resembled more of a rocket with wings but managed to reach a record 4,520mph. The fastest fighter jet in the world today is the MiG-25 Foxbat, with a top speed of 2,190mph, half the...
It is a lightweight fighter that can fly 1,500km on a tank of fuel, and be refuelled whilst in the air. It is also very fast - with a top speed of Mach 2.3. This speed and famed agility means it has seen a lot of combat over the years. This jet is very well built and ...
The SSC Tuatara is an upcoming high-performance sports car to be manufactured by SSC North America. Influenced by fighter jet performance and aerodynamics, the presence of the Tuatara inspires a sense of both intensity and simplistic design. The car is named afterreptilesendemic to New Zealand, k...
We can only imagine what the world must look like at those sorts of speeds. Below we have listed the top ten fastest land-speed machines in the world that are powered by either jet engines or motors, no electric or alternative fuel cars are on this list. Hit the jump to check them ...
In November 1966, drag racer and world land speed record holder Art Arfons crashed his jet-powered Green Monster automobile at a ferocious speed of 610 mph at Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. Astonishingly, not only did Afrons survive, but he came out with just minor burns and bruises. ...
Some people call them supercars. They’rethe fastest car in the world, engineered as much for speed as they are for comfort or sporty appearance. Sure, you can buy these cars, but only if you have the bankability of a Bill Gates and the need for speed of a fighter jet pilot. They ...
Ken Warby, which broke down on 8 October 1978, setting the world record in water speed. Warby and his son Dave are currently engaged in the construction of a new Australian Spirit boat powered by a Bristol Siddeley Orpheus jet engine taken from an Italian Fiat Gina Fiat G.91 fighter ...
The rest of the instruments are a mixture of aviation-style dials and more familiar buttons with icons for the heaters and aircon. It’s a snug fit, not unlike the cockpit of a fighter jet, though today they’ve left the hatch open to help me see where I’m going. Thankfully, I wo...
another unique creation. This title belongs to Lockheed Martin's SR-71 Blackbird, an absolute beast in terms of airspeed and a true marvel of engineering. The jet was a high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft made to outrun and outclimb all Soviet-era surface-to-air missiles and fighter ...
griffin) is a light single-engine multirole fighter aircraft manufactured by the Swedish aerospace company Saab. The Gripen has a delta wing and canard configuration with relaxed stability design and fly-by-wire flight controls. It is powered by the Volvo RM12, and has a top speed of Mach 2...