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, the worldâs fastest jet-propelled aircraft, is made of titanium. Composite materials such as graphite-epoxy are strong, but can weigh half as much as aluminum. These lightweight, customizable materials are becoming more popular. More than half of the materials used to make the Boeing 787 Dreamliner are composites.