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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
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
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
Noun
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Between the coast blue, clay pink, or the classic jet black, there’s an option here to suit all tastes.—
Jasmine Grant,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Oct. 2025
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The program said the opposing aircraft broke off the engagement and withdrew from the area, and the jet model involved had not returned to the Chinese coast since.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Stratolaunch tests reusable hypersonic rocket plane.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
9 May 2025
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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
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The company is also promoting a glide variant of its Spear missile, replacing the turbojet with a kinetic penetrator for a lower-cost option.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Sep. 2025
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Unlike most subsequent commercial aircraft, the plane had its engines, four de Havilland Ghost turbojets, molded elegantly into the wing itself rather than in pods attached below it.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
5 Aug. 2025
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Running a day late, Northrop Grumman's Cygnus XL cargo freighter pulled alongside the International Space Station on Thursday, delivering more than 5 tons of supplies and experiments to the lab's seven-person crew.—
Scharon Harding,
ArsTechnica,
18 Sep. 2025
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The Cygnus team overcame that problem, however, and got the freighter on track for a one-day-late rendezvous.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Bye Aerospace eFlyer 800 Designed for a twin-turboprop performance and zero emissions, the Bye Aerospace eFlyer 800 is an eight-seat aircraft featuring a cruise speed of 593 km/h (368 mph).—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Oct. 2025
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As the geographic reach expanded to Europe and South America, clients’ aircraft skewed toward longer-range turboprops and faster business jets.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
3 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Mikel Arteta is taking his supersonic.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 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
Noun
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According to Russia's Pacific Fleet, the Marshal Shaposhnikov and the Gremyashchy are currently on a long-distance deployment in the Asia-Pacific region with the sea tanker Boris Butoma.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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The mission architecture included OOR, consisting of multiple tanker vehicles launched to service a refueling depot in LEO.—
Matthew S Williams,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Secure, redundant communication systems ensure instant presidential command, while E-6B airborne launch control aircraft can assume control if ground communication is lost, guaranteeing uninterrupted deterrence capability.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Oct. 2025
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The aircraft, known as ATHENA (Army Theater-level High-altitude Expeditionary Next Airborne), is a Global 6500 business jet equipped with a radome and a signals intelligence sensor suite.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Supersonic transport.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supersonic%20transport. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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