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The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird is the current record-holder for a crewed airbreathing jet aircraft. An air speed record is the highest airspeed attained by an aircraft of a particular class. The rules for all official aviation records are defined by Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI), [ 1 ] which also ratifies any claims.
The MiG-31 is one of the fastest known operational combat aircraft in the world as of 2021, with a top speed around 3,000 kilometres per hour (1,900 mph). [3] It continues to be operated by the Russian Aerospace Forces following the end of the Cold War and the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.
Today piston engines are used almost exclusively on light, general aviation aircraft. The official speed record for a piston plane was held by a modified Grumman F8F Bearcat , the Rare Bear , with a speed of 528.315 mph (850.241 km/h) on 21 August 1989 at Reno, Nevada, United States of America .
By the time of the war’s end in 1945, jet engines were making their way to the battlefield. Today, we’re looking at the fastest American airplanes of the Second World War. 17. Republic P-43 Lancer
A fleet of around 120 aircraft. [33] Cheetal: 18 [34] SA 315B Lama: France/India utility Cheetah: 18 [15] Trainer Aircraft; BAE Hawk: United Kingdom Advanced trainer: Hawk 132: 102 [15] HAL Kiran: India Intermediate trainer: 77 [15] HAL HTT-40: India: Basic trainer: 70 + 36 on order [15] Pilatus PC-7: Switzerland: Basic trainer: Mk II: 74 [15 ...
Former Air Force aircraft, acquired in return for the release of seven HC-130H aircraft to the United States Forest Service for use as aerial tankers. [citation needed] C-37A: Gulfstream USA Jet VIP transport Manned 1997 [citation needed] 1 [citation needed] VIP transport for high-ranking members of the Department of Homeland Security and U.S ...
79 aircraft (maximum number of aircraft planned for deployment) Of these, 4 are deployed and the remaining 75 are on order. [4] UH-1N Iroquois: United States utility 63 63 UH-1N total force as of September 2023 (USAF Almanac). [1] 64 UH-1N operational (WAF 2025). [2] V-22 Osprey: United States CSAR CV-22B: 52
In late 2015 the RAAF ordered two Gulfstream G550 aircraft to be delivered by 30 November 2017. The aircraft will be used for signals and electronic intelligence gathering. [ 23 ] Both Australian Aviation and FlightGlobal have reported that the aircraft will possibly form the replacement for the electronic intelligence-gathering role performed ...