Matlins is the author of Diamonds: The Antoinette Matlins Buying Guide and Engagement & Wedding Rings: The Definitive Buying Guide for People in Love among other titles.
The Russian Tu-95MC strategic bomber is the worldâs fastest turboprop aircraft. These are the Russian planes reported to have flown into US air space near California in recent news. Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/05/06/us-usa-russia-asiapac-idUSBREA4501M20140506. Supplies, Russian Equipment.
The SR-71 Blackbird.mashleymorgan / Flickr. The world's fastest manned planes are nothing short of engineering marvels. Capable of flitting through the air at multiple times the speed of sound, these planes take the pilot to the fringe of science fiction. Although a number of these aircraft have since been retired, they continue to be the fastest manned aircraft in history.