supersonic aircraft
C5550
concept
A supersonic aircraft is a high-speed airplane designed to travel faster than the speed of sound, typically using specialized aerodynamics and powerful jet engines to minimize drag and withstand intense aerodynamic forces.
Aliases (4)
- Concorde aircraft ×1
- supersonic airliner ×1
- supersonic passenger airliner ×1
- supersonic transport aircraft ×1
Instances (16)
- Douglas X-3 Stiletto
- X-59 QueSST
- F/A-18 Hornet
- Concorde (Air France) ("supersonic passenger airliner")
- SR-71 Blackbird
- North American F-100 Super Sabre
- McDonnell F-101 Voodoo
- Tupolev Tu-22 bomber
- Tupolev Tu-144 supersonic airliner ("supersonic transport aircraft")
- Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21
- Sukhoi Su-24
- Dassault Mirage III
- Concorde G-BOAC ("Concorde aircraft")
- B-1B Lancer
- Saab 35 Draken