OT: Fastest Crewed Air Breathing Jet? Guess again!

[Mach3DS]

 

[Tom Clayton]

Aurora....

 

[centuryseries]

Aurora....

Aurora was actually the codename for B-2 Spirit spending.

I hope there is something faster and hope it's not purely robotic!

 

[Daveroo]

X43A,, mach 10

 

[centuryseries]

X43A,, mach 10

Yes but uncrewed imagine if it were upscaled and crewed!!

 

[Mach3DS]

Well, according to this post, there is/was a faster, crewed aircraft.

 

[Dimus]

 

[DaveWG]

I thought the A-12 was marginally faster.

 

[udidwht]

North American X-15 4,520mph and crewed.

 

[Cazzie]

North American X-15 4,520mph and crewed.

Not a jet, rocket-powered.

 

[jmbiii]

Avro Arrow CF-105 or BAC TSR2

Could be the BAC TSR2 (the cockpit windows appear the same).

 

[Bushpounder]

Any aircraft I am on after visiting my in-laws!!!!

Don BP

 

[Tom Clayton]

I believe the Russians built an interceptor that was capable of higher speeds than the Blackbird, but only in a sprint, and then it had to be retired due to airframe stress.

 

[blanston12]

Is this a trick question? If it were about automobiles the fastest car you will ever drive would be a rental car, because you will do things in it you would never do in your own car.

 

[YYZ]

I believe the Russians built an interceptor that was capable of higher speeds than the Blackbird, but only in a sprint, and then it had to be retired due to airframe stress.

The Mig 25 Foxbat could do Mach 3+ in a short haul but not sure if it's the fastest crewed jet.

 

[Mach3DS]

It was not faster than the SR or the A-12. The LM tweet above is not referencing any of those jets though. It's a wink/nod to an undisclosed platform.

 

[Dimus]

So noone got my shameless hacking of this thread to give away a spoiler?

 

[Priller]

So noone got my shameless hacking of this thread to give away a spoiler?

Your shot spells SR-71...

Priller

 

[Dimus]

I tried to replicate that LM shot (or a similar one) in the WIP KBAB.