Fastest military aircraft, operational bomber
- Who
- General Dynamics FB-111A
- Where
- United States
- When
- 01 January 0001
The US variable-geometry, or 'swing-wing' General Dynamics FB-111A has a maximum speed of Mach 2.5.
The Russian swing-wing Tupolev Tu-22M, which is known to NATO as 'Backfire' has an estimated over-target speed of Mach 2 but could be as fast as Mach 2.5.
Mach 2.5 (2.5 times the speed of sound) is roughly equivalent to 2,655 km/h (1,650 mph).
Mach 2.5 (2.5 times the speed of sound) is roughly equivalent to 2,655 km/h (1,650 mph).