Designed for reconnaissance, it remains one of the fastest spy planes ever built. #1 (Tie) – X-15 and X-43 The X-15 , developed by NASA , broke all speed records, reaching Mach 5.9 ( 7,300 km/h ).

The plane, engineered for surveillance, flew for more than 30 years and it was capable of outrunning anti-aircraft missiles lobbed at it. For perspective, on its retirement flight from Los Angeles ...

Aided by a quartet of Rolls-Royce Olympus 593 engines, the Concorde, the world's only commercially successful supersonic passenger plane ... the title of fastest civilian aircraft since the ...

The SR-72 is the successor to the SR-71 Blackbird spy plane, which was the fastest ... world within an hour. Rumors of possible sightings have flooded the internet. Recently, an unmanned aircraft ...

Imagine you're late for a meeting halfway across the globe. Traditional flights just won't cut it. What if I told you there's a plane that could zip you there faster than you can say "boarding pass"?