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rocket plane

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as in aerospace plane

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Recent Examples of rocket plane Virgin decided to move on to the Delta-class program after completing 12 flights to the edge of space—above 80 km or 50 miles, as defined by the US government—with the previous-generation VSS Unity rocket plane. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 1 May 2026 These lower operating expenses are tied to Virgin Galactic's decision to suspend operations of its VSS Unity suborbital rocket plane last year to focus investment into a new series of suborbital spacecraft known as Delta-class ships. — Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 28 Feb. 2025 Even after digital computers arrived, analog computers remained popular into the 1970s, especially for simulations (they were used to drive flight simulators for the X-15 [pdf] rocket plane and early spacecraft). — Stephen Cass, IEEE Spectrum, 25 Mar. 2015 See All Example Sentences for rocket plane

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Today, while a new generation of supersonic transports is under development, civilian aviation is consigned to speeds below that of sound, though some business jets can go over Mach 9-and-a-bit.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 Dec. 2025
In the 1960s, the federal government also poured resources into developing a supersonic transport plane.

— Made by History, Time, 1 Apr. 2025

Definition of supersonic transport

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Draiblate is also a professional violinist, and the process of tuning and mentally preparing for a performance is just as familiar to him as the precise pre-flight procedures for a commercial jet.

— Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
The Ultra 2 offers a superior 10ATM rating, meaning it can be submerged to depths of 328 feet (100 meters), an IP69K resistance rating ensuring protection from high-pressure water jets, and the same military endurance certification as the Watch 9.

— Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 24 July 2026

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His plane of choice hasn't changed – the TBM Avenger, the Navy's main torpedo bomber during World War II, particularly in the Pacific theater.

— Noel Brennan, CBS News, 15 May 2026
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

Definition of torpedo bomber

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Supporting missile programs The TJ150 is a compact turbojet that produces more than 150 pounds of thrust while operating efficiently at high altitudes.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026
But then the development of modern high-bypass turbofan jet engines that are 75% quieter than 1960s-technology turbojets eliminated much of the controversy.

— Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 14 June 2026

Definition of turbojet

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