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.
A question we often hear. The topic âWhich is the Fastest Aircraft in the Worldâ is not that simple. Some count the fastest vehicle, the Apollo module as record holder. The command module had Top Speeds around Mach 30, that is around 36,750 km/h or over 22,830 mph. But the Apollo canât be counted as Aircraft.