Aeroplane Aviation Archive — Issue 33 The World’s Fastest Aircraft
(^60) UNITED KINGDOM Fairey Delta 2 Max speed: Mach 1.73, 1,132mph Length: 51ft 7in (15.79m) Wingspan: 26ft 10in (8.2m) Powerpla ...
LOCKHEED F-104 STARFIGHTER 61 Left: Lockheed’s chief engineering test pilot, Herman R. ‘Fish’ Salmon, in a classic pose with a p ...
61 62 Lockheed F-104G Starfi ghter Max Speed: Mach 2.0+ Engine: General Electric J79-GE-11 turbojet with afterburner Power: 10,0 ...
61 62 Lockheed F-104G Starfi ghter Max Speed: Mach 2.0+ Engine: General Electric J79-GE-11 turbojet with afterburner Power: 10,0 ...
(^64) UNITED STATES rotary cannon and two wingtip-mounted AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles. In total, Lockheed built 77 F-104Cs, bringi ...
LOCKHEED F-104 STARFIGHTER^65 Above: Lockheed F-104C cockpit. The instrument layout was well designed and presented, with critic ...
(^66) UNITED STATES The need for speed The Hustler’s performance was breath-taking. Lightly loaded it had a thrust-to-weight rat ...
CONVAIR B-58 HUSTLER^67 Convair B-58 Hustler Max speed: Mach 2 (1,319mph/2,122km/h) Engine: 4 x General Electric J79-GE-5A turbo ...
(^68) UNITED KINGDOM English Electric Lightning ...
ENGLISH ELECTRIC LIGHTNING^69 A lthough not an o cial world record breaker, there is one British aircraft that will forever be ...
70 UNITED KINGDOM Left: A Lightning F1 famously captured just prior to crashing while on nal approach with the pilot ejecting ...
?????? 71 The need for speed The mighty Lightning was propelled by two Rolls-Royce Avon RA24 turbojets, mounted one above the ot ...
(^72) UNITED STATES McDonnell F-4B Phantom Max speed: 1,485mph (2,390km/h) Powerplant: 2 x General Electric J79-GE-8 turbojets W ...
McDONNELL F-4 PHANTOM^73 The need for speed To show o their new ghter, the US Navy led a series of record-breaking ights ea ...
(^74) UNITED STATES H alf aircraft, half spaceship, the North American X-15 rocket- powered research vehicle bridged the gap bet ...
NORTH AMERICAN X-15^75 Above: The North American X-15 slung under its specially modi ed NB-52 ‘mothership’. Information gained ...
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NORTH AMERICAN X-15^77 The only man to have travelled at Mach 6.7 in a winged aircraft, US Air Force pilot William J. ‘Pete’ Kni ...
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