9 fastest manned aircraft in the world

In the past, the two military powers of the United States and the Soviet Union continuously developed high-speed fighter models to show their power before the enemy.

American F-4 Phantom 2 aircraft began its first flight on May 27, 1958.Originally, it was developed for the Navy.In the mid-1960s, the Marines and the US Air Force also used the aircraft.The maximum speed of the aircraft can reach nearly 2.368km / h, carrying many weapons such as air-to-air missiles, air-to-surface missiles and bombs.

The Convair F-106 Delta Dart plane can reach the highest speed of about 2.454km / h.The United States used this aircraft in 1959 to intercept and attack Soviet bombers during the Cold War.To date, it still holds the record as the world's fastest single-engine fighter.

Mikoyan MiG-31 Foxhound has a maximum speed of 2.993km / h.The MiG31 is still the fastest fighter ever built by the Soviet Union, and has served in the Russian and Kazakh armies so far.It first took off on September 16, 1975 and Russia plans to maintain it on the squadron until 2030.

Soviet Mikoyan Ye-152 was first launched in 1959. The maximum speed of the aircraft was 3,030km / h.

The XB-70 of the United States is the first prototype of a US B-70 nuclear-powered strategic bomber project.However, this project has never been completed.The plane achieved the highest speed of 3,038km / h, taking off for the first time in 1964.

Bell X-2 "Starbuster " only operated for a short time from November 1955 to September 1956.This is the result of a joint project between Bell Aviation, the US Air Force and the National Aviation Advisory Committee.The plane achieved a maximum speed of 3.369km / h on September 27, 1956.However, Milburn pilot G.Apt died after this test flight.He was also the first to control the aircraft to reach Mach 3 (1,020m / s).

The Soviet Union's Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 Foxbat was first launched in 1970. It is a supersonic interceptor and can be used in surveillance.Its maximum speed is 3,492 km / h but will cause damage to the engine.It can maintain a sustained fast speed at 3.089km / h.

US firm Lockheed Martin designed the SR-71 Blackbird , first launched in late 1964. It could fly at a height of more than 24,000 meters and reach a maximum speed of 3,540 km / h. It only works for more than 30 years. During the flight before "retirement" , the SR-71 flew from Los Angeles, California, to Washington in 67 minutes.

The world's fastest manned aircraft, NASA's X-15 , first flew on June 8, 1959.However, it was not until October 3, 1967 that it reached a maximum speed of 7.274km / h.