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The top ten according to the Discovery Channel:
10. F117 Stealth Fighter Year 1983- top speed 1,040 km/h
9. DR 1 Fokker Triplane Year 1917- top speed 185 km/h
8. Mitsubishi Zero-Sen (A6M2) Year 1937- top speed 533.5 km/h
7. Harrier Jump Jet (AV-8B Harrier II) Year 1985 top speed 1,000 km/h
6. F 86 Sabre Year 1949 top speed 1,107 km/h
5. Messerschmidt ME109 Year 1937 top speed 635 km/h
4. F 18 Super Hornet Year 1983 top speed 2,145 km/h
3. MIG 21 (F-13 / Fishbed C) Year 1959 top speed 2,093 km/h
2. Supermarine Spitfire Year 1938 top speed 520 km/h
1. P51 Mustang Year 1941 top speed 703 km/h
**Note** These are not the fastest planes in the world, but they are ranked the highest. For a list of the fastest planes in the world, look up that question.
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