supersonic jet
Faster than sound
A supersonic jet is an aircraft capable of flying faster than the speed of sound—roughly 767 miles per hour at sea level.
Military fighters routinely go supersonic; commercial supersonic flight was limited to the Concorde until its retirement in 2003.
The supersonic jet broke the sound barrier over the desert.
- machAirspeed-to-soundspeed ratio
- sound barrierMach one transition zone
- afterburnerExhaust-stream fuel injector
- jet engineThrust-producing aircraft powerplant
- cockpitPilot's control compartment
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- jet aircraftfighter jet, jet plane, jetliner, jumbo jet, private jet
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- airlinersairliners, Boeing 747, Boeing 777, Boeing 787, passenger jet
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supersonic jetbiplane
Aircraft with two wing levels
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