What jet is flown in Top Gun?
What jet is flown in Top Gun? The Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet is Top Gun: Maverick's primary fighter jet. In a move that brings a modern feel to a nostalgic film, Maverick will now be (co-)piloting the F/A-18F Super Hornet jet which is a far newer model than the F-14 Tomcat used in the original.
What is the highest Mach ever reached by a human?
Number 1: North American X-15 This aircraft has the current world record for the fastest manned aircraft. Its maximum speed was Mach 6.70 (about 7,200 km/h) which it attained on the 3rd of October 1967 thanks to its pilot William J. “Pete” Knight.