In Ancient Greek, one of the final two or three syllables of a word carries an accent. Each syllable may contain one or two vocalic morae, but only one can be accented; accented morae are pronounced at a higher pitch.
US military to launch fastest-ever plane. By the time you finish reading this sentence, the Falcon HTV-2, the fastest plane ever built, could have flown 18 miles. It would get from London to Sydney in less than an hour, while withstanding temperatures of almost 2,000C, hotter than the melting point of steel.
The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird is the fastest jet ever built, a machine so far ahead of its time even its own pilots thought it looked more like a spaceship than an airplane.It is an engineering marvel, powered by innovative engines that operated most efficiently at Mach 3.2, its typical cruising speed.lying the world's fastest plane: Behind the stick of the SR-71. By Spencer Hall ï @edsbs on Mar 7, 2014, 1:30p 86. Spencer Hall interviews former SR-71 Blackbird pilot Rick McCrary about what it's like to fly the world's fastest plane.