How fast was the SR-71 Blackbird?
3,529.6 km/hAbout 2,190 mph · Jet
It set the jet speed record of 2,193 mph in 1976.
That's about 63 times a red kangaroo's top speed (56 km/h).
✈️3,529.6 km/h
🚀a Shuttle landing
By speed: the SR-71 is about 10× faster than a Shuttle landing.
Things about as fast
- How fast are Neptune's winds?2,100 km/h
- How fast did Concorde fly?2,180 km/h
- How fast is sound in helium?3,474 km/h
- How fast is 1 kilometre per second?3,600 km/h
- How fast does the Moon orbit Earth?3,683 km/h
- What is Pluto's escape velocity?4,356 km/h
- How fast is sound in water?5,328 km/h
- How fast does a spacecraft orbit the Moon?5,760 km/h
Many real things vary, so we use a typical or official figure. Spotted a mistake? Email [email protected].