A Cessna 172 can typically cruise at around 140 mph (225 kph). Most commercial airliners fly fast enough at altitude that speed is measured in how close the aircraft's speed is to the speed of sound.

Even with all the money in the world, you might struggle to purchase jets capable of quickness above Mach 0.9. However, some ...

Maverick, Tom Cruise's Pete "Maverick" Mitchell pushes the experimental Darkstar beyond Mach 10. But how fast actually is ...

The fastest air-breathing vehicle ever built was the NASA X-43. Only three of these aircraft were built, with one being destroyed and two operating successfully. The X-43 testbed aircraft measured 12 ...

Venus Aerospace has made the most efficient rocket engines ever flown. They will go from runway to mach 9 hypersonic speed. The Venus Aerospace Stargazer M4 is designed to reach a top speed of Mach 9, ...

As is to be expected, the United States military has a wide range of aircraft at its disposal. From slow propeller-powered trainers like the T-6 Texan II to giants like the B-52 Stratofortress, a ...