We take a look at the ten fastest planes ever flown. Though some uncrewed aircraft (like the X-43) have flown faster, they ...

Despite claims of Mach 2.54, pilots report that the fastest speeds achieved in practice are Mach 2.25–2.3 in brand-new ...

Supersonic travel has been out of reach for civilian travellers for over two decades, but at last it's back - as long as you ...

The fastest air-breathing vehicle ever built was the NASA X-43. Only three of these aircraft were built, with one being destroyed and two operating successfully. The X-43 testbed aircraft measured 12 ...

Military fighter jets are among the fastest aircraft in the history of aviation. But for some of these planes in the early 1990s, their incredible speed made them a target for enemy radar. One example ...