At one moment in aviation history, it seemed certain that supersonic was the future of commercial passenger planes. Supersonic transport aircraft (SST) were considered the top of the line in passenger transportation and several of them were being developed in the late 1960s and 1970s. Only two SSTs, however, saw active service, Tupolev Tu-144, and much more famous Concorde. The Soviets flew first, two months before the Anglo-French plane. Two planes were so similar that Western press nicknamed Tu-155 “Concordski” and there was plenty of rumors about KGB’s involvement in industrial espionage. Tu-144 had a very short history, due to many problems it experienced, including the one that led to 1973 Paris Air Show crash, which killed 14 people (crew of six and eight people on the ground). Insidermonkey experts made a list of 11 fastest commercial passenger planes in the world today.
The first plane is Embraer ERJ 145 series, the cruise speed: Mach 0.8, Engines: 2. The first airliner on our list is a family of Brazilian jets, called Embraer ERJ 145 series. Equipped with Rolls-Royce AE 3007, ERJ 145 suffered several setbacks during the design process and early manufacturing. At one time, it was even shelved by the company in 1992. The delivery finally started in 1996, with some 890 airliners delivered. The production was continued in China for the local market until 2016. The second one is Bombardier C Series. Cruise Speed: Mach 0.82, Engines: 2. Bombardier C Series is one of the most modern designs on our list. Its creation started in 2004, under the imaginative name New Commercial Aircraft Program. Bombardier tasked Gary Scott with the supervision and evaluation of the new design, which was offered to the airlines in 2005. If feel interested you can also check our list of 10 Fastest US Air Force Fighter Planes.
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