The X-15 is in a special catagory and the speed was NEVER duplicated by it as the Airframe sustained major thermal damage as I stated easily researched by the way. Plus it was the very last flight in the X-15 program. As the Foxbat goes the data is from the flight manual from the frontline model pilot Viktor Belenko who flew defected to Japan in.
Research your list. The XB-70 cruise at 3.3 where as the Foxbat could reach only 2.97 unless the engines overspeeded and ran away this gave the impression it was able to sustain 3 plus. SR-71/A-12 cruised at 3.35 for hours while your number one is actually a rocket plane and yes with added tanks it exceed 5.4 mach it melted the tip of the rudder & burned off the non fucntional ram jet mockup being used for shock wave studies plus if one wants to be picky the Shuttle is fastest.
@AlexAlexMad You really didn't research to well when you did the list. Do a wiki search the source for the lazy man. I know most of the facts posted by me either by family involvement or my post Navy work in aerospce propulsion systems.
I find it hard to believe the F-111 was faster than the F-14. As I recall they used the same powerplants and the 111 was considerably heavier.
flyurway 2 months ago
the F-14 tomcat plane? REALLY?!
packofgeese 5 months ago
mig 31 foxhound...that sound familiar to the gamers
xXxMartin96xXx 6 months ago
# 9 is "Tu-160" instead of "Tu-144"
Tu-144 is a very different plane
Martynoff88 7 months ago
x-15 isn't a plane its a rocket aircraft
Wawaweewaj 7 months ago
@Wawaweewaj my bad
AlexAlexMad 7 months ago
The x-15 doesn't count as a Plane!!
FlyGuy12000 8 months ago
The X-15 is in a special catagory and the speed was NEVER duplicated by it as the Airframe sustained major thermal damage as I stated easily researched by the way. Plus it was the very last flight in the X-15 program. As the Foxbat goes the data is from the flight manual from the frontline model pilot Viktor Belenko who flew defected to Japan in.
ExNavySubDriver 9 months ago
i like it the x 15 was made in the 50s
kirbyroxy 9 months ago
Research your list. The XB-70 cruise at 3.3 where as the Foxbat could reach only 2.97 unless the engines overspeeded and ran away this gave the impression it was able to sustain 3 plus. SR-71/A-12 cruised at 3.35 for hours while your number one is actually a rocket plane and yes with added tanks it exceed 5.4 mach it melted the tip of the rudder & burned off the non fucntional ram jet mockup being used for shock wave studies plus if one wants to be picky the Shuttle is fastest.
ExNavySubDriver 9 months ago
@ExNavySubDriver what?
AlexAlexMad 9 months ago
@AlexAlexMad You really didn't research to well when you did the list. Do a wiki search the source for the lazy man. I know most of the facts posted by me either by family involvement or my post Navy work in aerospce propulsion systems.
ExNavySubDriver 9 months ago
@ExNavySubDriver sorry
AlexAlexMad 9 months ago