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8 aircraft · 4
Douglas Aircraft DC-8
Douglas's answer to the Boeing 707
19587,200 km
1 × DC-8-72 airborne laboratory, retired 2024
Tupolev Tu-144
The first supersonic airliner to fly
19682,300 km/h6,500 km
1 × Tu-144LL research aircraft, 1996–1999
Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird
The fastest jet-powered aircraft ever flown
19643,540 km/h5,400 km
research, retired 1999
Lockheed U-2S Dragon Lady
The high-altitude spy plane that flies at the edge of space
1955805 km/h10,300 km
ER-2 research version
