SpeedrooHow fast did the Bell X-2 fly in 1956?
2,094 mphAbout 3,370 km/h · Jet
Mel Apt flew it at Mach 3.2, about 2,094 mph (3,370 km/h), the first person past Mach 3.
That's about 60 times a red kangaroo's top speed of about 35 mph (56 km/h).
🚀2,094 mph
✈️a DC-3
By speed: the Bell X-2 is about 10× faster than a DC-3.
Things about as fast
- How fast can an F-15 Eagle fly?1,875 mph
- How slow is Halley's Comet at its farthest from the Sun?2,036 mph
- How fast is sound in helium?2,159 mph
- How fast is one parsec per million years?2,187 mph
- How fast was the SR-71 Blackbird?2,193 mph
- How fast is 1 kilometer per second?2,237 mph
- How fast does the Moon orbit Earth?2,289 mph
- What is Pluto's escape velocity?2,707 mph
Many real things vary, so we use a typical or official figure. Spotted a mistake? Email [email protected].