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.
1 The fastest airplane in the world -- an SR-71 spy jet -- has held the record for nearly 40 years. 2  Crew who set the record at 2,193 mph share their stories about the historic flight.  America's SR-71 spy jets retired in 1999 after helping win the Cold War.