How fast does a fighter plane fly?

Answer 1

The Slowest an airplane can travel is around 18mph with the Gossamer Albatross. The human powered planes are designed to operate at very slow speeds. The fastest plane in the world is the Unmanned Aircraft known as the Falcon HTV-2, that has traveled at 16700mph for 90 seconds before the flight was aborted. Most passenger planes and cargo planes travel between 300 and 600mph depending on a number of factors. In the future it would be best if you asked about a specific type or model of aircraft for more accurate information.

Answer 2

The fastest aircraft is the NASA space shuttle with a speed of mach 17 the fast jet is the lockeed sr-71 black bird with a speed of mach 3 but there is a so called plane call the aurora that can travel 4000 mph

Answer 3

They cruise at about 900 km/h ≈ 560 mph ≈ 490 knots.

Note that this is airspeed not land (or water) speed: with a head wind the plane will make slower progress over the land, similarly with a tail wind it will make faster progress, but its airspeed will be the same.

Airspeed is important as it is the flow of air over the wings that generates lift. This is why planes prefer to land and take off into a head wind (unlike a cyclist who'd rather have a tail, or behind them, wind) - the airspeed is faster for a slower land speed.

Also, the density of the air, which is affected by its temperature, affects the lift, which means that in hot countries (like Africa) there are few (if any) flights that take off during the day - the ideal time for take off is around dawn after the night has cooled the air (flights from Mali leave in the late evening).

Answer 4

Well the SR-71 Black Bird went over Mach 3.

Answer 5

The Wright Flyer was powered by a 12-horsepower, 4-cylinder engine which flew at a blistering 10mph.

Answer 6

A typical commercial passenger jet will fly at 500 to 550 miles per hour

Answer 7

about 500-600 mph

Answer 8

A fighter plane can fly 1000 to 2000 mph.

Answer 9

The answer depends on which aircraft.