The fastest jet in the world is NASA's X-43 experimental plane. Thanks to its scramjet design it was able to reach a speed of Mach 9.6, or 11,854 Km/h. Three of these planes were built in total. One was destroyed during testing in 2001, whilst the other two successfully flew for ...
This plane is truly remarkable in that despite the age of the 747 platform, the 747-8i is the fastest large commercial jet in the world, with the capacity to carry nearly 500 people at speeds of over 1130km/h. In fact, these planes are so impressive that two are currently being modifie...
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. Consid...
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...
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Number 10: Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker.Its top speed of 2.35 Mach brings it to the very edge of USSR craftmanship with a twin engine and the first fly-by-wire control system on a Russian jet ever. It was built for air superiority to counter the new American 3.5 gen fighters such as the F...
No matter if the U.S. Air Force actually pushed the SR-71 to its limit or not, Lockheed’s impressive jet has a resume any other aircraft of its kind blushes at. With a clocked speed of some 100 miles per hour faster than its closest competition, along with a personal account of th...
Artist's conception of Kepler-78b orbiting its star, a feat that it easily completes every 8.5 hours.Image courtesy David A. Aguilar (CfA)/Jet Propulsion Laboratory OK, world's fastest animal, world's fastest person — these are all fine and good, but with a serious Earth-centric bent. ...
Furthermore, the Vision Jet's cutting-edge design also incorporates theCirrus Airframe Parachute System(CAPS), a whole-airframe parachute system, making it a game-changer in the world of single-engine private aircraft. Key facts Range: 1,275 nautical miles ( ...
The world's fastest fire truck is the jet-powered Hawaiian Eagle, owned by Shannen Seydel, of Navarre, Florida, USA, which attained the speed of 655 km/h (407 mph) in Ontario, Canada, on 11 July 1998. The truck is a red 1940 Ford, powered by two Rolls Royce Bristol Viper engines ...