Fastest?

[Politically Incorrect]

What is the fastest single engine prop made? I have asked at the local airport but came up with nothing but personal preferances.  :-[

[Hagar]

Do you mean GA or military? I think the Hawker Sea Fury & Grumman Bearcat fall into this category.

According to this the fastest single-engined GA prop is the Mooney Ovation2 GX or Bravo GX.
http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/040211/062932.html

PS.

The Mooney Ovation2 is the culmination of taking an award winning airframe/engine combination and making it better. Its Performance/Value equation is absolutely unequaled in today's general aviation market. It quite candidly is the fastest single engine, normally aspirated, piston powered aircraft available today.

http://www.mooney.com/Pages/ovation2dx.html

[SilverFox441]

The fastest propellor driven, single engine aircraft was the XFY-1 Pogo at 982 Km/H.

For a more conventional A/C the record holder is Lyle Shelton's "Rare Bear" (F8F) at 850 Km/H.

[Meinas]

Mooney doesnt even come close to the fastest GA aircraft..

this puppy beats feet at 288kts http://www.lancair.com/certified/indexf.html
and its certified

this non certified one is at 330 kts http://www.lancair-kits.com/Lancair_IV.html

and whee! check this one out, Lancair has been making a new toy  :D http://www.lancair-kits.com/Lancair_Sentry.html

/start writing letter to santa....

[Politically Incorrect]

Do you mean GA or military? I think the Hawker Sea Fury & Grumman Bearcat fall into this category.

According to this the fastest single-engined GA prop is the Mooney Ovation2 GX or Bravo GX.

I was thinking a Mooney, but the guys just laughed and said I was nuts, they kept saying a Lear, but I couldn't get the point that I was curious about props not jets!
I was more curious about GA aircraft but Military is good too know also ! I find that while talking with these guys I need as much proof as possible, they aren't the brightest stars in the sky  ;D