Top 10: The fastest aircraft ever made ...

Speed has historically been the defining metric in fighter aircraft design, but today's fastest American jets blend raw performance with stealth, sensors, and multirole flexibility. Among aircraft ...

A look at what made the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II so special.

Some of the fastest fighter jets ever built date back decades, yet many still outrun modern designs on raw speed alone. This breakdown ranks the quickest fighters on record, explains why they were ...

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

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 ...