rocket planes

noun

plural of rocket plane
as in aerospace planes

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  1. jets
  2. bombers
  3. tankers
  4. aircraft
Noun
  • An engine fan blade could cost $50,000 or even more than $100,000 for bigger jets, Goodson said.
    — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The site also manufactures engines for helicopters, business jets and general aviation aircraft — specifically those from the PT6, PW200, PW500/600 and PW800 families.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of jets
Noun
  • First developed during the Cold War to counter American strategic bombers, the Tu-160 remains the largest and heaviest combat aircraft ever built, the fastest operational bomber in the world, and one of the most heavily armed aircraft ever placed into service.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 23 June 2026
  • Neither Diego Garcia nor Fairford, the key forward operating base for US strategic bombers in Europe, was used in last June’s one-time B-2 bomber strike on Iranian nuclear sites.
    — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
Definition of bombers
Noun
  • There has been very limited demand to book tankers to load oil from ports in the Persian Gulf, a step that would need to happen for shipments from the export installations to happen, shipbrokers and tanker owners said Friday.
    — Alex Longley, Fortune, 20 June 2026
Definition of tankers
Noun
  • Video recorded by people inside their cars captured the terrifying moment the aircraft plunged from the sky, before striking near the roadway and exploding.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Preliminary information suggests the aircraft that crashed is a business jet.
    — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of aircraft
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