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 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.