Fastest aircraft, rocket-powered
Who
X-15
What
7274 kilometre(s) per hour
Where
United States ()
When

The greatest speed ever reached by an air-launched manned aircraft is 7,274 km/h (4,520 mph), or Mach 6.7, at an altitude of 31,120 m (102,100 ft). The record was set by the experimental X-15A-2 aircraft flown by USAF test pilot Major William "Pete" Knight over California, USA, on 3 October 1967.