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The fastest, free-flying, free air-breathing aircraft in the world is currently the NASA X-43. It is an unmanned, single-use, aircraft. It's not powered by conventional jet engine, but instead uses a scramjet engine. It required an Air Force Boeing B-52 bomber to fire a Pegasus booster rocket with the X-43 attached to get the X-43 up to the required speed. The X-43 set a world record speed of 7,546 MPH (Mach 9.8) on November 16, 2004.
The world's fastest manned aircraft is the North American X-15. Again, this aircraft is not powered by conventional jet engines. Instead it is powered by a rocket engine. It required an Air Force B-52 to carry the aircraft as well. On June 28, 1964, the X-15 set the record at 4,520 MPH (Mach 6.72).
The Air Force SR-71 is the fastest, free-flying, free air-breathing aircraft having set an official record of 2,193 MPH (Mach 3.26) on July 28, 1976. It is a jet aircraft powered by another exotic engine, a hybrid turbojet/ramjet engine.
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