Showing posts with label Fastest Aircraft. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fastest Aircraft. Show all posts

Wednesday, 30 July 2014

Top 10 Fastest Aircraft in the World 2014

The use of aviation or aircraft was occurred in 1794 during the battle to secretly watch the soldier’s movement. The first published paper on aviation was “sketch of a machine for flying in the air” by Emanuel Swedenborg in 1716. By the early 20th century advances in engine technology and aerodynamics made control make flight possible for the first time. Now there are planes that not only can take people across oceans, but they can get it done going at supersonic speed. Here are the Top 10 Fastest Aircraft in the World that move faster than the speed of sound.

1. Falcon HTV-2

 Falcon HTV-2 - Fastest Aircraft in the World

The Hypersonic technology vehicle is an experimental rocket glider developed by the DARPA Falcon project. It has the maximum flying speed of 13,000 miles per hour (21,000 km/h). It is designed with the capability to strike any target in the world within one hour. It was first launched on the 22nd April 2010 and over a year later, on the 11th August 2011 another flight was launched.