11 Fastest US Air Force Fighter Planes

2. F-15C Eagle

Speed: 1,650 miles per hour
Active service 1976

The first Eagle flew in 1972. Today, more than 45 years later, they are still in the air. In a field that saw incredibly rapid and fundamental changes in the last several decades, that is as good a proof of design as there can be. The F-15 rank second in our list of fastest US air force fighter planes. They are among the most successful fighters of the modern jet era, with more than 100 kills and not a single loss to opposing fighters. Their only combat losses were due to anti-aircraft fire.