Supersonic Aircraft
Encyclopedia

The Definitive Guide to Aircraft That Break the Sound Barrier

Explore 121+ supersonic, hypersonic & stealth aircraft from around the world

Speed Comparison

From Mach 1 to Mach 9.6 — every aircraft ranked by maximum velocity

Hypersonic (Mach 5+) High Supersonic (Mach 3-5) Supersonic (Mach 2-3) Transonic/Low Supersonic (Mach 1-2) Subsonic (<Mach 1)

Click any bar to view the aircraft page

Rank Aircraft Max Speed (Mach) Speed (km/h) Category
1 Boeing X-43A Mach 9.6 11,856 km/h Hypersonic
2 North American X-15 Mach 6.7 8,275 km/h Hypersonic
3 Lockheed Martin SR-72 Son of Blackbird Mach 6 7,410 km/h Hypersonic
4 Boeing X-51 Waverider Mach 5.1 6,299 km/h Hypersonic
5 Hermeus Halcyon Mach 5 6,175 km/h Hypersonic
6 Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird Mach 3.3 4,076 km/h High Supersonic
7 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 Foxbat Mach 3.2 3,952 km/h High Supersonic
8 Lockheed YF-12 Mach 3.2 3,952 km/h High Supersonic
9 Bell X-2 Starbuster Mach 3.2 3,952 km/h High Supersonic
10 North American XB-70 Valkyrie Mach 3.08 3,804 km/h High Supersonic

Fighter Aircraft

The world’s most advanced combat platforms

Experimental & Hypersonic

Pushing the absolute limits of speed

Supersonic Airliners

When civilians flew faster than sound

EN
English 繁體中文 简体中文 日本語 한국어 Français Deutsch Español Русский العربية Português
Scroll to Top