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Recent Examples of supersonic transport
In the 1960s, the federal government also poured resources into developing a supersonic transport plane.
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Made By History, Time, 1 Apr. 2025
Although supersonic passenger aircraft found a niche from the 1970s through the early 2000s with the Concorde, commercial supersonic transport is no longer available for the mainstream consumer marketplace today.
—IEEE Spectrum, 9 Feb. 2025
That means a whole new generation of supersonic transports that will not only cater to the privileged few but the public at large.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
While supersonic transport remains on the drawing board, passenger-friendly Project Sunrise may indeed help transcend time and distance.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Lowering the Boom What kept supersonic transport programs like Concorde from reaching full potential forms the basis for a current X program, the X-59.
—Julie Boatman, Robb Report, 10 July 2024
The initial plans started in 1956, with the first in a series of studies commissioned by the British Ministry of Supply, which set about exploring the idea of a supersonic transport plane—then, as now, the sole preserve of military jets.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 20 Dec. 2023
In that milieu, Mondale had a halting, cautious start and then flourished, championing consumer legislation, co-sponsoring the War Powers Act, and opposing two controversial Nixon-era programs, the anti-ballistic missile (ABM) and the supersonic transport (SST).
—David Shribman, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2021
Stern likens the mission’s 9.5-year flight through space now culminating with the flyby to spending years riding an escalator and then immediately hopping onto a supersonic transport.
—Rich Talcott, Discover Magazine, 13 July 2015
Made By History, Time, 1 Apr. 2025
Although supersonic passenger aircraft found a niche from the 1970s through the early 2000s with the Concorde, commercial supersonic transport is no longer available for the mainstream consumer marketplace today.
—IEEE Spectrum, 9 Feb. 2025
That means a whole new generation of supersonic transports that will not only cater to the privileged few but the public at large.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
While supersonic transport remains on the drawing board, passenger-friendly Project Sunrise may indeed help transcend time and distance.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Lowering the Boom What kept supersonic transport programs like Concorde from reaching full potential forms the basis for a current X program, the X-59.
—Julie Boatman, Robb Report, 10 July 2024
The initial plans started in 1956, with the first in a series of studies commissioned by the British Ministry of Supply, which set about exploring the idea of a supersonic transport plane—then, as now, the sole preserve of military jets.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 20 Dec. 2023
In that milieu, Mondale had a halting, cautious start and then flourished, championing consumer legislation, co-sponsoring the War Powers Act, and opposing two controversial Nixon-era programs, the anti-ballistic missile (ABM) and the supersonic transport (SST).
—David Shribman, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2021
Stern likens the mission’s 9.5-year flight through space now culminating with the flyby to spending years riding an escalator and then immediately hopping onto a supersonic transport.
—Rich Talcott, Discover Magazine, 13 July 2015
Recent Examples of Synonyms for supersonic transport
Noun
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Months earlier, Chinese and Russian long-range bombers had also patrolled near Alaska for the first time, prompting the U.S. and Canada to scramble their fighter jets.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Apr. 2025
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On Tuesday, passengers were evacuated from an American Airlines jet in Georgia after a burning odor and smoke were reported in the cabin.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
5 Apr. 2025
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Ambitious short film chronicles daring flight of X-15 rocket plane test pilot (video) Going to SXSW 2025?—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
8 Mar. 2025
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These lower operating expenses are tied to Virgin Galactic's decision to suspend operations of its VSS Unity suborbital rocket plane last year to focus investment into a new series of suborbital spacecraft known as Delta-class ships.—
Stephen Clark,
Ars Technica,
28 Feb. 2025
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Key Polish exports to the U.S. include machinery and mechanical equipment, notably turbojet and turboprop engines.—
Lidia Kurasinska,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Next will come Barracuda cruise missiles, Roadrunner autonomous twin turbojet vehicles and more.—
Andrew King,
Axios,
31 Jan. 2025
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The agency had said mission teams would inspect the freighter over the coming days to determine if Cygnus itself was still intact.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Chris Cook, Maersk’s managing director for South Asia, told the Economic Times that the company would explore the potential and feasibility of investing in dedicated air freighters and partnerships in the green fuel segment in India.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
12 Mar. 2025
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The Cessna aircraft, a single-engine turboprop operated by Bering Air, departed from Unalakleet for Nome — a trip of about 150 miles — on February 7 with nine passengers and a pilot onboard, Alaska’s Department of Public Safety said.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
20 Mar. 2025
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The single-engine turboprop plane was flying that afternoon from the community of Unalakleet to Nome, a trip of about 150 miles, when authorities lost contact less than an hour after takeoff, David Olson, director of operations for Bering Air, said at the time.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2025
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The cruise missiles and supersonics leap forward as the swarms line up behind.—
David Szondy,
New Atlas,
7 Aug. 2024
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The Low Boom Flight Demonstrator Project hopes to revive commercial supersonic by reducing a jet’s sonic boom.—
Kyle Mizokami,
Popular Mechanics,
16 Mar. 2020
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With past tanker seizures straining relations between Tehran and Washington, the move could escalate tensions further.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2025
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But deploying firefighters, helicopters and water tankers is often based on human decisions.—
Devendra Goyal,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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The Chinese tariffs that will pummel soybeans, the primary aircraft category, the primary category for vaccines, plasma and blood fractions, cotton and grain sorghum.—
Ken Roberts,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, was mistakenly added to the Signal chat, which included sensitive details such as strike timing and aircraft deployment.—
Lee Habeeb,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Supersonic transport.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supersonic%20transport. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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