Autocar
Top 10: The fastest aircraft ever made
Based on the earlier Soviet Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25, the Mikoyan MiG-31 was designed as a defensive interceptor to shoot down enemy cruise missiles and bombers from a long distance. For the mission of defending a very large country from bombers, extreme top speed is more important than agility. Much of the weight is accounted for by the huge amount of fuel required for the extremely powerful engines required to get the MiG-31 to a top speed of 3000 km/h (1900 mph) equivalent to Mach 2.83 at 21,500 m (70,500 ft).
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