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The world's first supersonic fighter jet, the F-100 Super Sabre, was built in 1956

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The F-100D Super Sabre was built with a Pratt & Whitney J57-P-21 engine that produced 16,000 lbs. of thrust with the afterburner engaged.

This gave it a maximum speed of 926.6 mph — faster than any fighter jet before it.

It paved the way for other fighter jets capable of flying twice as fast as the speed of sound.