The Fastest Ever Fighter Jet

[F.B.I.Da_Doorbusters]

Ah yes, I remember the good days. Dogfighting MiG 29s in the YF-12.. The good ol' days

[JohnBingo-ph]

If you think the blackbird is a fighter, you know nothing.

[throngcleaver]

I worked at McDonnell Douglas for 23 years. The F-15 airframe was designed for Mach 5, with the expectation of engine technology to catch up.

[mothmagic]

The English Electric lightning is sadly missing from this. The top speed was only ever published as estimated to be mach 2.2+. Pilots used to say I won't tell you exactly how fast it goes but you'd be surprised if you have the balls to hang on to it at that speed.

[timothyosborn]

The YF-12 (test variant only) was a variant of the A-12 Oxcart (single seater CIA) which was the precursor to the SR-71 (two seater USAF).

[Rocky-rhrz]

I just wanna point out:
• YF-12 is not a variant of the SR-71 Blackbird, but the predecessor to the SR-71 Blackbird
• YF-12 was developed into the A-12. A-12 was later developed into the SR-71 Blackbird.

[joshuaborem]

Dude. 2, 000mph is about 3, 000 feet per second. That’s as fast as a bullet from a rifle.
That’s insane.

[jasonfalcon]

Nothing comes close to the beauty of the F-15 Eagle every time I hear an F-15 fly over. I know it's the F-15 because of the roar of the engines. My uncle retired as a general flying the F-16 Fighting Falcon/Viper and survived the attack on the Pentagon as well as flew the A-10 Warthog in Desert Storm 91' and was a test pilot in the A-7 Corsair as well as flown the T-38 Talon as an officer which he became as soon as he entered the Airforce.

[LlamaChameleonTTV]

Here’s a fact. The YF-12 was not designed as a fighter. But a reconnaissance aircraft that could be armed with missiles. Therefore isn’t the fastest fighter.

[Sithum_Dulran]

Moment of silence for those who confuse the A12, YF12 and the SR71…

[UnrealBenji]

1. Highest speed ever recorded (unofficial) on a Blackbird was Mach 3.56 (just under 2400mph)

2. Till this date Blackbird holds the record for fastest aircraft ever. (Set in 1976)

3. A Blackbird is not a fighter jet, it’s just a reconnaissance aircraft.

[paulmorris]

I can remember a time when the SR-71 Blackbird flew from the US to the UK.
It flew so fast that it not only overshot the runway, it overshot the UK, and it had to turn around over the Netherlands.

[victorhauk]

The most impressive record to my mind was set by the F-15. An F-15 took off from Edwards AFB and reached an altitude of 102, 000 feet in 204 secs. This includes the takeoff roll. That’s almost 20 miles up in under 4 minutes.

[yionnecantu]

The F-15 is unmatched, by far the most dominant fighter ever built.

[rogersiples]

The YF-12 almost shot itself down when it traveled faster than the missile it fired.

[reneestevez]

The F-15 not only is the fastest jet fighter ever. It has the honor of being the ONLY fighter to EVER having shot down a satellite in orbit!

[theproatthegame]

Top 3 fastest fighter jets ever *that nobody knows about*

**proceeds to name the most popular American fighter jet**

[JeffSouthEastLouisiana]

We got several....3 or so HOT on the runway fully Loaded Eagles on our runways 24/7 to protect our Gulf. They do training over my golf course and can only smile. They can get from New Orleans to Houston in minutes. Beautiful.

[alfiebutterworth-cuys]

The mig 25 could do a few flights at mach 3 before the engines had to be replaced because they used hypersonic missile engines which were designed for a very limited amount of time. But they had to use these engines, because the engines the designers requested were denied because either they weren't ready yet or because of budget reasons.

[AliAzeem-vmrw]

F 15 is a battle proven mind blowingly capable jet 🔥🔥