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Of course, there are many more aircraft than 75 that belong on this chart,
only the most popular have been listed. All specifications
are approximate.

The Apollo 10 craft reached Mach 37.6 upon re-entry;
the Helios satellite obriting the sun travels at Mach 227.3.
Keep in mind these are spacecraft and not aircraft.

#	Plane	Top Speed	Max. Altitude
1.	X-43 (Unmanned)	Mach 9.8	110,000 feet
2.	X-15	Mach 6.72	354,200 feet
	The X-15 is the fastest manned aircraft in the world.
3.	SR-71 Blackbird (YF-12)	Mach 3.2+	85,000+ feet
	The SR-71 Blackbird is the fastest airplane in the world.
4.	MiG-25R Foxbat-B	Mach 3.2	123,524 feet
4.	X-2	Mach 3.2	126,200 feet
5.	XB-70 Valkyrie	Mach 3.1	77,350 feet
6.	MiG-31 Foxhound	Mach 2.83	67,600 feet
7.	MiG-25 Foxbat (Ye-155)	Mach 2.8	118,900 feet
8.	F-15 Eagle	Mach 2.5	60,000 feet
8.	F-111 Aardvark	Mach 2.5	60,000+ feet
9.	X-1	Mach 2.435	90,440 feet
10.	Su-24 Fencer	Mach 2.4	57,400 feet
11.	Tu-144 Charger	Mach 2.35	59,055 feet
11.	MiG-23 Flogger	Mach 2.35	60,700 feet
11.	Su-27 Flanker	Mach 2.35	59,055 feet
12.	F-14A Tomcat	Mach 2.34	58,000+ feet
13.	F-106 Delta Dart	Mach 2.31	57,000 feet
14.	IAI Kfir	Mach 2.3	75,000 feet
14.	English Electric Lightning	Mach 2.3	60,000 feet
14.	MiG-29 Fulcrum	Mach 2.3	59,060 feet
14.	F-107 Ultra Sabre	Mach 2.3	48,000 feet
15.	Tornado ADV	Mach 2.2	69,997 feet
15.	F-4 Phantom	Mach 2.2	62,250 feet
15.	Mirage 2000	Mach 2.2	59,055 feet
15.	F-104 Starfighter	Mach 2.2	58,000 feet (120,800 feet NF-104A)
15.	B-58 Hustler	Mach 2.2	64,800 feet
16.	F-105 Thunderchief	Mach 2.1	52,000 feet
16.	A-5 Vigilante	Mach 2.1	52,100 feet
17.	Su-22	Mach 2.09	59,055 feet
18.	Tu-160 Blackjack	Mach 2.05	49,200 feet
18.	MiG-21 Fishbed	Mach 2.05	50,000 feet
18.	Concorde	Mach 2.05	60,000 feet
19.	D558-2 Skyrocket	Mach 2.005	83,235 feet
20.	YF-23 Black Widow II	Mach 2 (AB)	65,000 feet
20.	F-20 Tigershark	Mach 2+	55,000 feet
20.	YF-17 Cobra	Mach 2+	50,000 feet
21.	Saab JAS 39 Gripen	Mach 2	50,000 feet
21.	F-16 Fighting Falcon	Mach 2	50,000+ feet
21.	Saab 37 Viggen	Mach 2	60,039 feet
21.	Saab 35 Draken	Mach 2	65,600 feet
22.	Tu-22M Backfire	Mach 1.88	43,635 feet
22.	F-14B/D Tomcat	Mach 1.88	53,000+ feet
23.	Su-34	Mach 1.8	45,890 feet
23.	F/A-18E/F Super Hornet	Mach 1.8	50,000+ feet
23.	F-22 Raptor	Mach 1.8 (AB)	50,000 feet
24.	XF-104 Starfighter	Mach 1.79	58,000 feet
25.	F-8 Crusader	Mach 1.72	58,000 feet
26.	F-101B Voodoo	Mach 1.66	52,100 feet
27.	X-29 FSW	Mach 1.6	50,000 feet
28.	Tu-22 Blinder	Mach 1.52	48,228 feet
28.	XF8U-1 Crusader	Mach 1.52	58,000 feet
29.	SEPECAT Jaguar	Mach 1.5	45,930 feet
30.	F-5 Freedom Fighter	Mach 1.4	50,700 feet
31.	F-100 Super Sabre	Mach 1.3	51,000 feet
32.	X-31 EFMI	Mach 1.28	40,000 feet
33.	B-1b Lancer	Mach 1.25	50,000+ feet
34.	F-102 Delta Dagger	Mach 1.23	55,000 feet
35.	T-38 Talon	Mach 1.22	55,000+ feet
36.	XF-90	Mach 1.1	39,000 feet
37.	MiG-17 Fresco	Mach 1.05	52,366 feet
38.	F-86 Sabre	Mach 1.04	50,800 feet
39.	F-117 Nighthawk	High Subsonic	45,000 feet
40.	AV-8B Harrier II	Mach 0.98	41,700+ feet
41.	F-94 Starfire	Mach 0.97	51,800 feet
42.	A-6 Intruder	Mach 0.94	42,400 feet
43.	Saab 32 Lansen	Mach 0.93	52,500 feet
44.	F-80 Shooting Star	Mach 0.88	46,800 feet
45.	BAe Nimrod 2000	Mach 0.87	42,000 feet
46.	B-52 Stratofortress	Mach 0.86	55,000 feet
47.	U-2 Dragon Lady	Mach 0.8	90,000 feet
48.	C-5 Galaxy	Mach 0.79	35,750 feet
49.	C-141 Starlifter	Mach 0.77	41,600 feet
49.	C-17 Globemaster III	Mach 0.77	45,000 feet
50.	Westland Lynx	Mach 0.3	10,600+ feet
	The Lynx is the fastest helicopter in the world.