What was the fastest plane in 1944?


What was the fastest plane in 1944? The Me 262 V9, Werknummer 130 004, with Stammkennzeichen of VI+AD, was prepared as the HG I test airframe with the low-profile Rennkabine racing-canopy and may have achieved an unofficial record speed for a turbojet-powered aircraft of 975 km/h (606 mph), altitude unspecified, even with the recorded wartime airspeed ...


What was the weirdest plane in ww2?

5 strange planes from WWII
  • flying pancake. The Vought V-173 originates from engineer Charles H. ...
  • XP-54 Swoose Goose. ...
  • mistel set. ...
  • Blohm & Voss BV 141.


What was the slowest fighter plane in WW2?

Most likely slowest fighters would be a biplane (triplanes were out of use after the WW I). top speed 285 km/h at ground level, 350 km/h at alt. It was used mostly during Soviet-Finnish war of 1939/1940, Finns managed to capture/restore several of them and still used them in 1941–1944.


Are planes faster now than 20 years ago?

According to Drela, today's airplane builders actually favor a smaller, lighter, and therefore slower aircraft that peaks its fuel efficiency at slower speeds. (Cars also become more efficient at slower speeds on highways.)