It’s a bird...it’s a plane….it’s the fastest commercial jet in the world! The title of world’s fastest commercial jet has been earned by the Tupolev TU-144, an airplane that can reach an impressive speed of 1,600 miles per hour. How does this high speed compare to that of a Boeing or an Airbus, which are some of the more common commercial jets found in the sky. These commercial jets can reach speeds that range from 500 to 700 mph, which is still fairly impressive! Want to know how fast other types of aircraft can fly across the sky? Check out this visual created by GlobalAir.com that ranks 56 different types of aircraft by their maximum speed. The visual includes not only commercial jets, but private jets and military jets as well. If you thought 1,600 mph was fast, you should see how fast military aircraft are able to fly! Take a trip through the visual below to learn more about the speed records that these different types of aircraft have been able to reach.
