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Recent Examples of turbojet
Measuring about 5½ feet long and equipped with twin turbojets manufactured in-house by the company, the Roadrunner can be kitted out with a variety of payloads.
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Sam Dean, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2023
For any plane hoping to dethrone the Blackbird, its engine needs to somehow seamlessly transition between turbojet, ramjet, and back to turbojet—and Hermeus has already pulled off that delicate piece of aviation engineering.
—Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 25 Jan. 2023
It was powered by two small turbojet engines and its top speed was only around 200 miles per hour, in the interest of safety.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN, 27 Jan. 2023
The missile borrows its booster from the S-125 anti-air missile and uses an MS-400 turbojet for cruising.
—David Axe, Forbes, 13 Apr. 2022
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Sam Dean, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2023
For any plane hoping to dethrone the Blackbird, its engine needs to somehow seamlessly transition between turbojet, ramjet, and back to turbojet—and Hermeus has already pulled off that delicate piece of aviation engineering.
—Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 25 Jan. 2023
It was powered by two small turbojet engines and its top speed was only around 200 miles per hour, in the interest of safety.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN, 27 Jan. 2023
The missile borrows its booster from the S-125 anti-air missile and uses an MS-400 turbojet for cruising.
—David Axe, Forbes, 13 Apr. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for turbojet
Noun
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The system has also been applied to higher-end jet and turboprops like the Piper M700 and Daher TBM.—
Basem Wasef,
Robb Report,
13 May 2025
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Since then, search crews have been looking for a sign of the turboprop Cessna Caravan operated by Bering Air.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA TODAY,
7 Feb. 2025
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Orange County lacked ethics on Split Oak decision The U.S. Supreme Court had been criticized for lacking an ethics code, highlighted by a justice getting private jet rides from a donor with business before the court.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 May 2025
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The president criticized Boeing, whose contract to construct a pair of Air Force One replacement jets fell far behind schedule and went over budget after multiple setbacks.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
11 May 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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The aircraft is produced by Chengdu Aircraft Corporation and equipped with modern radar and air-to-air missile systems.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 May 2025
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Photographs released by the Air Force show fighter jets and large military aircraft in formation alongside helicopters and drones, with the two Patriot air defense missiles flanking either side of the expansive runway.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
9 May 2025
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The jetliner would be the most expensive gift ever given to a sitting American president, by far.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 May 2025
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On Monday, Trump grew angry at the questions of an ethical quagmire, including whether Qatar expected anything in exchange for the donation of the jetliner.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 May 2025
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The Pentagon bans on Chinese components don’t extend to parts like airframes, engines and batteries, but relying on them can still be risky.—
David Jeans,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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The jet is thought to be a sixth-generation aircraft, incorporating the latest stealth technology, avionics and powerplant and airframe engineering.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
9 Apr. 2025
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Given the vessel's lack of nationality, the use of force including boarding the vessel was deemed unnecessary and the tanker was escorted out of the Estonian Economic Exclusion Zone.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 May 2025
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More than 50 activists including Greta Thunberg briefly held a demonstration inside the Copenhagen office of Maersk’s tankers division Tuesday.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
14 May 2025
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The Air Force is in the process of acquiring a new tanker, the Boeing KC-46 Pegasus, which will be more efficient and have more advanced avionics than the KC-10, but the trijet Extender will still have the Pegasus beat on fuel capacity by about 70 tons.—
Jennifer Leman,
Popular Mechanics,
28 Feb. 2022
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Question: Are trijet aircraft less safe than twin-engine or four-engine aircraft? – Andrew, Scottsdale, Arizona Answer:No.—
John Cox,
USA TODAY,
17 June 2018
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“Turbojet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turbojet. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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