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The jumbo jet would make the world smaller in the same way that railroads and ocean liners had in the century prior.
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Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026
Lachlan Murdoch now pilots that jumbo jet with plenty of clear skies.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 21 May 2026
The carbon-fiber aircraft could perform such feats of aeronautical endurance while running solely on renewable energy and batteries because of a 236-foot (72-meter) wingspan—comparable to a Boeing 747 jumbo jet’s wings—covered with more than 17,000 solar cells.
—Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 13 May 2026
The company revolutionized air travel with the 747 jumbo jet in the 1960s and played a key role in the Space Race.
—John Pacenti, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
In 2012, the space shuttle Enterprise, mounted atop a jumbo jet, sailed over the New York City skyline on its final flight before going on display as part of the USS Intrepid Museum.
—ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
The world’s largest operating steam locomotive will chug through Northern California next month, its glossy black front emitting bursts of steam and its frame stretching more than half the length of a jumbo jet.
—Brooke Park, San Francisco Chronicle, 31 Mar. 2026
Imagine a chainsaw at full gas or a jumbo jet taking off.
—Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 15 Feb. 2026
Qatar has offered to donate a jumbo jet donated by the royal family of Qatar for Mr. Trump's exclusive use as a presidential plane.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 13 May 2025
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Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026
Lachlan Murdoch now pilots that jumbo jet with plenty of clear skies.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 21 May 2026
The carbon-fiber aircraft could perform such feats of aeronautical endurance while running solely on renewable energy and batteries because of a 236-foot (72-meter) wingspan—comparable to a Boeing 747 jumbo jet’s wings—covered with more than 17,000 solar cells.
—Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 13 May 2026
The company revolutionized air travel with the 747 jumbo jet in the 1960s and played a key role in the Space Race.
—John Pacenti, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
In 2012, the space shuttle Enterprise, mounted atop a jumbo jet, sailed over the New York City skyline on its final flight before going on display as part of the USS Intrepid Museum.
—ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
The world’s largest operating steam locomotive will chug through Northern California next month, its glossy black front emitting bursts of steam and its frame stretching more than half the length of a jumbo jet.
—Brooke Park, San Francisco Chronicle, 31 Mar. 2026
Imagine a chainsaw at full gas or a jumbo jet taking off.
—Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 15 Feb. 2026
Qatar has offered to donate a jumbo jet donated by the royal family of Qatar for Mr. Trump's exclusive use as a presidential plane.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 13 May 2025
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“Jumbo jet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jumbo%20jet. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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