rocket plane

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Recent Examples of rocket plane The flight, called Galactic 06 by Virgin Galactic, carried four customers for the first time, along with its two pilots, on a suborbital hop over New Mexico aboard the VSS Unity rocket plane. Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 2 Feb. 2024 Zombie stars and the corporatization of the galaxy Richard Branson of Virgin Galactic will possibly join on a suborbital flight aboard the VSS Unity SpaceShipTwo rocket plane more than two weeks before Bezos' flight, Parabolic's Douglas Messier reports. Abigail Rosenthal, Chron, 9 June 2021 Virgin Galactic suffered its own casualty in 2014 when its rocket plane broke apart during a test flight, killing one pilot. Susan Montoya Bryan, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Aug. 2023 That suggests the company will need north of $1 billion to develop and manufacture its new rocket planes while flying its existing fleet on a regular basis. Tim Fernholz, Quartz, 29 June 2023 See all Example Sentences for rocket plane 
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Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • Israel has bombarded Yemen several times in response — sending its jets more than 1,000 miles to do so — but has struggled to decisively subdue the Houthis.
    Aaron Boxerman, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Rowland added to her beauty archive, attending the Paramount Golden Globe Nominee Celebration in a classic, jet black iteration of her go-to style.
    India Espy-Jones, Essence, 10 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Before becoming the 41st U.S. President, George H. W. Bush received training on the Avenger TBF/TBM torpedo bomber at NAS Ft. Lauderdale from June 16 to Aug. 16, 1943.
    Lauren Ferrer, Sun Sentinel, 3 July 2024
  • Several hundred aircraft would assemble, including dive bombers, torpedo bombers and fighter planes, such as the P38 Lightnings, F4F Wildcats, F6F Hellcats, F4U Corsairs and P-40 Warhawks.
    Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2023
Noun
  • As ramjets forego moving parts like the compressor and turbine components found in traditional turbojets, the design is more compact, lightweight, efficient, and cost-effective to produce.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Those advantages also have a downside: ramjets are entirely ineffective at low speeds and are often accompanied by turbojets to handle subsonic flight, where the airspeed isn't enough to feed air-hungry ramjet engines.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 Dec. 2024

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“Rocket plane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rocket%20plane. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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