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Recent Examples of supersonic transport
In the 1960s, the federal government also poured resources into developing a supersonic transport plane.
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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, 9 Feb. 2025
That means a whole new generation of supersonic transports that will not only cater to the privileged few but the public at large.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
While supersonic transport remains on the drawing board, passenger-friendly Project Sunrise may indeed help transcend time and distance.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Lowering the Boom What kept supersonic transport programs like Concorde from reaching full potential forms the basis for a current X program, the X-59.
—Julie Boatman, Robb Report, 10 July 2024
The initial plans started in 1956, with the first in a series of studies commissioned by the British Ministry of Supply, which set about exploring the idea of a supersonic transport plane—then, as now, the sole preserve of military jets.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 20 Dec. 2023
In that milieu, Mondale had a halting, cautious start and then flourished, championing consumer legislation, co-sponsoring the War Powers Act, and opposing two controversial Nixon-era programs, the anti-ballistic missile (ABM) and the supersonic transport (SST).
—David Shribman, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2021
Stern likens the mission’s 9.5-year flight through space now culminating with the flyby to spending years riding an escalator and then immediately hopping onto a supersonic transport.
—Rich Talcott, Discover Magazine, 13 July 2015
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, 9 Feb. 2025
That means a whole new generation of supersonic transports that will not only cater to the privileged few but the public at large.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
While supersonic transport remains on the drawing board, passenger-friendly Project Sunrise may indeed help transcend time and distance.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Lowering the Boom What kept supersonic transport programs like Concorde from reaching full potential forms the basis for a current X program, the X-59.
—Julie Boatman, Robb Report, 10 July 2024
The initial plans started in 1956, with the first in a series of studies commissioned by the British Ministry of Supply, which set about exploring the idea of a supersonic transport plane—then, as now, the sole preserve of military jets.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 20 Dec. 2023
In that milieu, Mondale had a halting, cautious start and then flourished, championing consumer legislation, co-sponsoring the War Powers Act, and opposing two controversial Nixon-era programs, the anti-ballistic missile (ABM) and the supersonic transport (SST).
—David Shribman, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2021
Stern likens the mission’s 9.5-year flight through space now culminating with the flyby to spending years riding an escalator and then immediately hopping onto a supersonic transport.
—Rich Talcott, Discover Magazine, 13 July 2015
Recent Examples of Synonyms for supersonic transport
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In addition to the port attack, Ukraine's Special Operations Forces also hit the Syzran oil refinery in Russia's Samara region—a facility within the Rosneft system that produces jet fuel and other materials critical to the Russian military.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Aug. 2025
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Aviva, who was operating the jet ski at the time, remains hospitalized, reported WTVJ.—
Jillian Frankel,
People.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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The other tourist spaceship that is expected to get airborne in 2012 is the Lynx rocket plane from Xcor Aerospace, in Mojave.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Dec. 2011
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Stratolaunch tests reusable hypersonic rocket plane.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
9 May 2025
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The sides fell from the packing crate, and the Roadrunner, a squat device that looked a little like a penguin, was propelled upward by two turbojets.—
Dexter Filkins,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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Key Polish exports to the U.S. include machinery and mechanical equipment, notably turbojet and turboprop engines.—
Lidia Kurasinska,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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The carrier also has five air freighters in the fleet.—
Siladitya Ray,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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In the six years since then, Boeing has only received orders for 28 planes, and that was mostly for freighters or from Chinese leasing companies, which could be buying them on behalf of airlines outside China.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
15 Apr. 2025
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The escalating costs of moving small units of capacity – 15-seat to 50-seat turboprops – have now eliminated any chance of providing flights in thin market routes.—
Michael Boyd,
Forbes.com,
17 July 2025
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The result was the first flight of a light turboprop in 1969 called the Bandeirante, and Embraer was born.—
Daniel Cote,
Robb Report,
2 Apr. 2025
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The cruise missiles and supersonics leap forward as the swarms line up behind.—
David Szondy,
New Atlas,
7 Aug. 2024
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The Low Boom Flight Demonstrator Project hopes to revive commercial supersonic by reducing a jet’s sonic boom.—
Kyle Mizokami,
Popular Mechanics,
16 Mar. 2020
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Advertisement The Financial Times reported that the Trump Administration is preparing to blacklist dozens of additional tankers in the coming days, following the precedent set by the Biden Administration, which sanctioned 213 tankers before leaving office.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
6 Aug. 2025
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There’s no denying artificial intelligence (AI) can replace a lot—including, in the end, think tankers pondering its effects.—
Clyde Wayne Crews Jr,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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Future efforts to meet its obligations may include selling certain aircraft, real estate and excess airport gate capacity, Spirit stated in SEC documents.—
Michael Salerno,
AZCentral.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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One million or more spectators are expected along the lakefront Aug. 16-17 to watch demonstrations by the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, U.S. Army Golden Knights parachute team and a variety of other civilian and military aircraft.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Supersonic transport.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supersonic%20transport. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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