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
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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
  • Over the course of a week, multiple waves of sophisticated drones penetrated the airspace over Barksdale Air Force Base near Shreveport — a critical hub of America’s nuclear bomber fleet and the headquarters of Air Force Global Strike Command.
    Editorial Board, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2026
  • By late 1944, one bomber was coming off the assembly line every hour.
    Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 27 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • When the jet is streaming rapidly, planetary waves ripple along quickly in the atmosphere, bringing fronts with more frequent changes in the weather, Rutz said.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
  • JetBlue increased the fees as airlines maneuver to cover their rising jet fuel costs, which have soared since the Iran war began.
    Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Around him, people looked upward, searching for the warplane.
    Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
  • The Signal chat, which inadvertently included the editor in chief of The Atlantic magazine, showed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth provided information about the timing of warplane launches and airstrikes against Houthis in Yemen in March 2025.
    CBS News, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Children can be seen monkeying around the billiards table, and the surrounding area offers plenty of activities to suit the whole gang—from hiking and boat tours to hair-raising seaplane adventures.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Mar. 2026
  • The park, which logged 29,091 visits last year, sits on a remote cluster of islands in Lake Superior near the Canadian border, so visitors can only get there by ferry or seaplane.
    Owen Clarke, Outside, 13 Mar. 2026

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“Jump jet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jump%20jet. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.

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