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Fastest Commercial Aircraft in History

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About This Dataset

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Fastest Commercial Aircraft in History is an interactive dataset containing 8 data points across 8 categories from 1958 to 2015 . The data tracks Max Cruising Speed (km/h) .

Covered categories include: Douglas DC-8 (USA), Boeing 747 (USA), Tupolev Tu-144 (USSR), Concorde (UK / France), Boeing 777 (USA) and 3 more . Use the chart controls on the left to filter by category or year, switch between chart types, and explore the data interactively.

Data Insights

Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart
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Data Points
8
8 categories  ·  8 years
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Top Value
2,179
Concorde (UK / France)
Max Cruising Speed (km/h) · 1976
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Metrics
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Max Cruising Speed (km/h)
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Period
1958 – 2015
8 years of data
Key Findings
Auto-computed highlights from this dataset
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Airbus A350 (Europe) leads with 910 in 2015.
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Average value in 2015: 910  ·  median: 910.
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1976 recorded the highest combined total across all categories.
Statistical Summary — 2015
910
Maximum
910
Minimum
910
Average
910
Median
What This Data Shows
Auto-generated trend summaries per category
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Douglas DC-8 (USA)
Recorded 887 Max Cruising Speed (km/h) in 1958.
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Boeing 747 (USA)
Recorded 988 Max Cruising Speed (km/h) in 1970.
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Tupolev Tu-144 (USSR)
Recorded 2,120 Max Cruising Speed (km/h) in 1975.
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Concorde (UK / France)
Recorded 2,179 Max Cruising Speed (km/h) in 1976.
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Boeing 777 (USA)
Recorded 950 Max Cruising Speed (km/h) in 1994.
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Airbus A380 (Europe)
Recorded 903 Max Cruising Speed (km/h) in 2007.
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Boeing 787 Dreamliner (USA)
Recorded 907 Max Cruising Speed (km/h) in 2011.
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Airbus A350 (Europe)
Recorded 910 Max Cruising Speed (km/h) in 2015.
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Full Data Table
8 records across 8 years
8 sourced
Category Metric 1958 1970 1975 1976 1994 2007 2011 2015 Source
Douglas DC-8 (USA) Max Cruising Speed (km/h) 887 — — — — — — —
Boeing 747 (USA) Max Cruising Speed (km/h) — 988 — — — — — —
Tupolev Tu-144 (USSR) Max Cruising Speed (km/h) — — 2,120 — — — — —
Concorde (UK / France) Max Cruising Speed (km/h) — — — 2,179 — — — —
Boeing 777 (USA) Max Cruising Speed (km/h) — — — — 950 — — —
Airbus A380 (Europe) Max Cruising Speed (km/h) — — — — — 903 — —
Boeing 787 Dreamliner (USA) Max Cruising Speed (km/h) — — — — — — 907 —
Airbus A350 (Europe) Max Cruising Speed (km/h) — — — — — — — 910
Data Sources & References
All external sources cited in this dataset
1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_DC-8 Visit
2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_747 Visit
3 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tupolev_Tu-144 Visit
4 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concorde Visit
5 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_777 Visit
6 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_A380 Visit
7 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_787_Dreamliner Visit
8 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_A350 Visit

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