Fighter aircraft rarely spend all that much time operating at their top speeds. However, analyzing the top speeds of different fighter aircraft can still tell you quite a lot about an aircraft's ...

Despite claims of Mach 2.54, pilots report that the fastest speeds achieved in practice are Mach 2.25–2.3 in brand-new ...

Ever since it first became part of American air power in 1974, the F-15 Eagle has been one of the most formidable fighter aircraft in the sky. The F-15 Eagle is exceedingly fast, with a top speed of ...