From experimental rocket planes to Cold War spy jets, the fastest aircraft in history pushed far beyond what engineers once ...

The list of the most supersonic airplanes in the world, reaching several times the speed of sound, a barrier that once was a ...

Other than spacecraft, aircraft are the fastest vehicles, leaving cars and bikes for dust. We take a look at the ten fastest planes ever flown. Though some uncrewed aircraft (like the X-43) have flown ...

Titanium is fantastically expensive, and difficult to fabricate, relative to other materials—meaning it was only ever practical to use on the world’s fastest plane.