Top 10 Fastest Passenger Planes in History

10. Bombardier CRJ 1000 - 646mph
Light passenger jet from Bombardier Aerospace. Manufactured in Canada. Priced at $46.37million. Has a travel range of 1,691 nautical miles or 3,132 kilometers. Can accommodate 104 passengers. Powered by a couple of General Electric GE CF34-8C5A1 engines with 13,630 horsepower & Rockwell Collins ProLine 4 avionics. It has a maximum cruising speed of 646mph. Has a service ceiling of 41,000 feet & climb at rate of 2,000fpm

9. Boeing 747 8 - 649mph
Jumbo passenger jet from Boeing Company. Manufactured in United States & costs $351.4million. Has a travel range of 8,000 nautical miles or 14,816 kilometers & can accommodate 700 passengers. Four General Electric GEnx 2B67 engines with 66,500 lbf & Rockwell Collins avionics power the plane. Maximum cruising speed is 649mph. Service ceiling of plane is 43,000 feet

8. Dassault Falcon 900 EX - 650mph
Midsize business jet from Dassault Aviation made in France. Plane costs $36million. Has a travel range of 3,995 nautical miles or 7,399 kilometers & has a seat capacity of 19 passengers. Is powered by three Honeywell TFE 731-60 engines at 5,000 lbf & Dassault 3D EASy Cockpit. Maximum cruising speed is 650mph. Service ceiling is 39,000 feet with climbing rate of 2,500fpm

7. Gulfstream G550 - 660mph
Heavy business jet manufactured in United States. It costs $55 to $57 million. It has a travel range of 6,750 nautical miles or 12,501 kilometers & can accommodate up to 18 passengers. Plane is boosted by a couple of Rolls Royce BR 710 engines with 15,58 lbf & Honeywell Primus Epic PlaneView avionics. Its maximum cruising speed is 660mph. Its service ceiling is 51,000 feet & it can climb at a rate of 4,000fpm

6. Airbus A380 - 676mph
Jumbo passenger jet from Airbus Industrie. Made in France & costs $318million. Variants include the A380 700, A380 800 & A380 900 models. All three have maximum cruising speed of 676mph. Costs range from $301 to $337.5m. 800 & 900 models both have four Rolls Royce Trent 970B engines with 70,000 lbf & Thales Rockwell Honeywell Combo avionics. Both can climb at a rate of 4,500fpm with service ceiling of 43,000 feet. The 700 model, on the other hand, has four Engine Alliance GP 7270 engines with 70,000 lbf & avionics system similar to its sister models

5. Cessna Citation X - 703 mph
Midsize business jet from Cessna in USA. Plane costs between $20.6 to 21.5m. Has a travel range of 3,070 nautical miles or 5,686 kilometers & can accommodate 12 passengers. Plane is powered by a couple of Rolls Royce AE 3007C1 at 6,764 lbf & Honeywell Primus 2000 autopilot avionics. Maximum cruising speed is 703mph & service ceiling is 51,000 ft. Plane can climb at rate of 3,650fpm

4. Cessna Citation CJ3 - 773 mph
Light business jet from Cessna. Plane is manufactured in the U.S. Costs $7.49million. Has travel range of 1,875 nautical miles or 3,473 km. Can accommodate six passengers. Plane is powered by a couple of Williams FJ 44-3A engines with 2,820 lbf & Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21 avionics. Maximum cruising speed is 773mph. The plane can climb at rate of 3,576.07fpm & can reach maximum of 45,000 feet

3. Gulfstream G650 - 904mph
The fastest long-range private charter jet. This heavy business jet is from Gulfstream Aerospace & is made in USA. Has a travel range of 7,000 nautical miles or 12,964 kilometers & can accommodate up to 18 passengers. Powered by a couple of Rolls Royce BR 725 A1 12 engines at 16,100 lbf & Honeywell PlaneView 2 Cockpit avionics. Maximum cruising speed is 904mph & service ceiling is at 51,000 feet. Costs $62million

2. Concorde - 1,354mph
Concorde was a turbojet powered supersonic passenger airliner, or what is called as supersonic transport, or SST. Plane was developed through collaboration of British Aircraft Corporation, or BAC, & Aerospatiale. It first came out in 1969 but it officially entered service only in 1976. Flew commercial flights for 27 years before it was retired from service in 2003. Only 20 units were ever built, with 14 being used in the airline industry. The plane costs £23m in 1977, which is equivalent to around £107million in today's economy. British Airways & Air France primarily used the plane, although Braniff International Airways also used it through a short-term lease & Singapore Airlines via a short-term wet lease. Maximum cruising speed of 1,354mph with flight range of 7,250 kilometers. Could accommodate 128 passengers & its service ceiling was 60,000 feet at climb rate speed of 5,000fpm. Four Rolls Royce/Olympus 593 turbojet engines powered plane

1. Tupolev TU 144 - 1,510mph
Tupolev TU 144 was a supersonic transport plane from Tupolev OKB. Was produced between 1968 & 1984, though only 55 flights were completed because of its poor safety record. It was also used for cargo until 1983. The plane could accommodate 140 passengers & was utilized primarily by Aeroflot. Service ceiling was at 65,600 feet at a climb rate of 9,840fpm. Plane had 4 Kolesov RD-3651 turbojet engines