jump jet

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Recent Examples of jump jet By 2019, those Essex F-35Bs flew twice as much as its predecessor, the AV-8B Harrier jump jet, had on previous deployments. Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025 One thing that Anadolu has that the America class does not is a ski ramp, a holdover from Juan Carlos and the need to support Spain’s fleet of Harrier jump jets. Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 19 Apr. 2023 It was expected to replace earlier generations of fighter jets like the Air Force's F-16 and the Marines' Harrier jump jets. Joel Mathis, The Week, 13 Feb. 2023 The F-35Bs safely landed using the standard maneuver, whereby a pilot converts the jump jet to hover mode while flying alongside the carrier then slides sideways over the deck before setting down. David Axe, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jump jet
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
  • Stratolaunch tests reusable hypersonic rocket plane.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 9 May 2025
  • Ambitious short film chronicles daring flight of X-15 rocket plane test pilot (video) Going to SXSW 2025?
    Jeff Spry, Space.com, 8 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • In the 1960s, the federal government also poured resources into developing a supersonic transport plane.
    Made by History, Time, 1 Apr. 2025
  • 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.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 9 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The base has been a testing ground for a host of top-secret aircraft, including the U-2 in the 1950s and later the B-2 stealth bomber.
    ABC News, ABC News, 16 Feb. 2026
  • The base has been a testing ground for a host of top-secret aircraft including the U-2 in the 1950s, and later, the B-2 stealth bomber.
    CBS News, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Europe’s overreliance on US military tech The US’s F-53 program purposefully limits the changes foreign customers can make to the jet’s software.
    Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 17 Feb. 2026
  • The strike group, which will include the carrier’s F-35 fighter jets, will work with US, European and Canadian forces during its deployment, a ministry statement said.
    Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 16 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The recent drone escalation appears minor compared with the scale of the war that Putin began in 2022, when hundreds of thousands of Russian troops, tanks, and warplanes poured into Ukraine.
    Andrew Ryvkin, The Atlantic, 14 Oct. 2025
  • That morphed following its devastating 1980s war with Iraq into more of an effort to provide a level of deterrence as Arab nations around it purchased sophisticated American bombs, warplanes and tanks that Tehran couldn’t access due to sanctions.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Hop on a seaplane to Vancouver Island, explore historic parks, or simply wander the city streets for some serious people-watching.
    Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
  • The island of Ellaidhoo is located 26 miles west of the capital, Malé, and is only accessible via seaplane or boat.
    Clare Fisher, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026

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“Jump jet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jump%20jet. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.

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