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Recent Examples of supersonic transport
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.
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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
The 747 was designed at a time when the airline industry expected the supersonic transport -- SST for short -- to be the aircraft of the future.
—Howard Slutsken, CNN, 7 Dec. 2022
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
The 747 was designed at a time when the airline industry expected the supersonic transport -- SST for short -- to be the aircraft of the future.
—Howard Slutsken, CNN, 7 Dec. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for supersonic transport
Noun
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President Donald Trump flew on Jeffrey Epstein's private jets repeatedly during the 1990s, files released by Attorney General Pam Bondi show.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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His social media is plastered with videos of private jets and sportscars.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
TIME,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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That means the rocket plane will fly to space just one more time, taking four customers into suborbital space to experience a few minutes of microgravity before coming back to land on a runway.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
1 Mar. 2024
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The company flew its SpaceShipTwo rocket plane to the edge of space six times in six months, giving a few Virgin Galactic customers a taste of spaceflight after waiting more than a decade.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
1 Mar. 2024
Noun
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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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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
Noun
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The thick ice even temporarily stranded a Canadian cargo freighter.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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To counter this, construction magnate turned shipbuilder Henry J. Kaiser proposed to the US government the building of a new class of seaplane bigger than anything previously conceived that would essentially be an airborne freighter.—
David Szondy,
New Atlas,
25 Dec. 2024
Noun
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United used a 30-passenger turboprop for the flights, which ceased when the company switched to a new fleet of jets that needed a longer runway.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Feb. 2025
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An aircraft matching the description of a single-engine turboprop plane that went missing Thursday in Alaska with 10 people onboard has been found with at least three bodies inside.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
8 Feb. 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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The measures quickly disrupted the flow of sanctioned Russian oil to China and India, with millions of barrels now left floating on tankers as few want to risk American enforcement actions.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
18 Feb. 2025
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The vessels in question are not modern, but rather are primarily aging fuel tankers.—
Dominique Soguel,
The Christian Science Monitor,
12 Feb. 2025
Noun
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This took more than 1,000 new aircraft out of service for the better part of two years.—
Oliver Wyman,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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In other economic news Thursday, orders for long-lasting goods such as aircraft, appliances and computers unexpectedly jumped 3.1% in January, a potential sign of attempts to make big-ticket purchases ahead of an acceleration in tariffs.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Supersonic transport.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supersonic%20transport. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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