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Recent Examples of supersonic 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 There’s no amount of computing power that can make the Wright Flyer supersonic. —Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian, 11 Dec. 2019 The Devils landed winger Patrick Maroon, no stranger to riding shotgun beside former superstar teammates like Connor McDavid and Ryan Getzlaf, as well as the supersonic Michael Grabner last Thursday. —Alex Prewitt, SI.com, 27 Feb. 2018 The SuperSonics had back-to-back picks, Nos. 6 and 7, after their championship and took Rutgers’ James Bailey ahead of Johnson. —cleveland.com, 20 June 2017 See All Example Sentences for supersonic
Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 16 Mar. 2020 There’s no amount of computing power that can make the Wright Flyer supersonic. —Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian, 11 Dec. 2019 The Devils landed winger Patrick Maroon, no stranger to riding shotgun beside former superstar teammates like Connor McDavid and Ryan Getzlaf, as well as the supersonic Michael Grabner last Thursday. —Alex Prewitt, SI.com, 27 Feb. 2018 The SuperSonics had back-to-back picks, Nos. 6 and 7, after their championship and took Rutgers’ James Bailey ahead of Johnson. —cleveland.com, 20 June 2017 See All Example Sentences for supersonic
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State-of-the-art drones, and the technology needed to intercept them, have become as important to national weapons arsenals as missiles, Patriot systems, fighter jets, and warships.— Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2026
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Gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, and food prices are all on the upswing — big time.— Nick Akerman, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2026
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Ukrainian officials report that it is powered by a JT80 turbojet from the Chinese company Telefly, offering greater thrust than the engine used in the Geran‑3.— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 13 Jan. 2026
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When the aircraft goes supersonic, the engine functions like a turbojet, with combustion going active to produce high-velocity thrust.— New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Dec. 2025
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Its recorded output of 1,000 hp is also impressive, as that is roughly equivalent to a small turboprop aircraft engine.— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 12 Apr. 2026
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HansJet’s fleet of single-engine turboprop PC-12 aircraft trades flash for access.— Nicole Trilivas, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2026
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The real showstopper here is the jetliner vistas from the rooftop pool and terrace, with views that stretched to the ocean.— Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 17 Apr. 2026
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In 2015, Germanwings Flight 9525, an Airbus A320, crashed in the French Alps, killing all 150 people on board; investigators said the jetliner was deliberately downed by the 27-year-old co-pilot, Andreas Lubitz.— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Mar. 2026
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Shapiro’s personal use of company aircraft in 2025 was valued at $281,603.— Todd Spangler, Variety, 23 Apr. 2026
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The battery tech is also slightly different in each aircraft, with the VoloXPro offering a modular system that enables three battery configurations.— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 23 Apr. 2026
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“Supersonic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/supersonic. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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