Mach 6.70 is the top speed reached by the North American X-15. In fact, it’s the fastest manned rocket plane that has ever been. That’s 4,520 miles per hour, which was achieved by William Knight in 1967 while flying X-15A-2. To compare, the fastest air-breathing aircraft, a Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, officially topped out at half […]
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