Key Points and Summary - In 1967, USAF Major "Pete" Knight set a world speed record that remains "unbroken" 68 years later. -Flying the X-15A-2 rocket plane (Flight 188), Knight reached an astonishing ...
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An important part of data collection for the United States space program, the North American X-15 had astonishing performance utilizing the technology of the 1950s and 60s. The North American X-15 was ...
Despite claims of Mach 2.54, pilots report that the fastest speeds achieved in practice are Mach 2.25–2.3 in brand-new ...
Civilian supersonic flight may not have made its anticipated revival yet but there's still a need for speed as shown by Bombardier, which has announced that its Global 8000 business jet is entering ...