10 Fastest Fighter Planes Ever Made

BANGALORE: Over the last two decades, the tremendous technological advancements have influenced and changed almost every feature of our lives. Many of these advancements have resulted out of the research and development carried out by the military personal all over the world. Logically, fighter planes being the centric of defense in any modern air force, there has been a huge change in the design, features and combating performance of fighter planes from what they earlier used to be. So, Let us take a sneak-peak at the 10 fastest military airplanes as compiled by (Credit)

#10 Su-27 Flanker : Su-27 flanker, a twin-engine beast has a reputation of being one of the most capable fighters that can perform almost all combat operations. It was the best when it came to combating wars of its time. The Su-27 is still a capable fighter when it’s up for a challenge. Su-27 was built by Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and it was proposed as a direct competitor for the United States fourth generation fighter planes. The Flanker, which was designed by the Sukhoi is equipped with 3,530-kilometre (1,910 nmi) range, heavy shielded, sophisticated avionics and high maneuverability capability. The aircraft can reach a maximum speed of Mach 2.35 (1,550 mph, or 2,500 km/h), which is 2.35 times the speed of sound .The plane made its first appearance in May 1977, and officially entered the army service with the Soviet Air Force in 1985. Even now, the flanker remains in military use in Russia, Belarus and Ukraine.
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