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What is the maximum speed an aircraft can fly?

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Depends on type, the fastest would probably be military and go several times the speed of sound. Commercial planes cruise at around Mach .81, with red lines close to the speed of sound Mach .90 or so. For comparison a Cessna 172 red line is 163 Kts.

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It depends on what aircraft you are talking about. An F-16A can go 1,500 mph.

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