World's 10 Fastest Jet Aircrafts

Bangalore: Jet aircrafts are so far one of the best innovations by man. Further, the need for speed seems to have always been somehow rooted in a man's genetic code. Here is the list of the world’s 10 fastest jet aircrafts, as listed by poptens.com.

X-43A:

The X-43 is an unmanned experimental hypersonic jet with multiple planned scale variations meant to test various aspects of hypersonic flight. It is the world’s fastest airplane. It was part of NASA's Hyper-X program and has set numerous airspeed records for jet-propelled aircraft. A winged booster rocket with the X-43 placed on top, called a "stack", is launched at speed from a bigger carrier plane. After the booster rocket brings the stack to the target speed and altitude, it is discarded, and the X-43 flies free using its own engine. Another reason which made it distinct from the rest is that it does not need oxygen to keep the engine going.

X-15:

The X-15 was a rocket-powered aircraft operated by the U.S. Air Force and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as part of the X-plane series of experimental aircraft. The X-15 set speed and altitude records in the early 1960s, reaching the edge of outer space and returning with helpful data used in aircraft and spacecraft design. As of 2012, the flight holds the official world record for the fastest speed ever reached by a manned aircraft.  This speed demon uses a hydrogen peroxide to attain a high speed pump.