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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 twin-engine turboprop aircraft was headed to Columbia County Airport in Hudson, about 15 miles northwest of Copake, the FAA said.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
12 Apr. 2025
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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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The drill involved 21 warships, three submarines, 41 fighter jets, 19 helicopters, and 10 patrol aircraft.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 June 2025
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The Netherlands has provided key arms to Kyiv, including F-16 fighter jets.—
Mike Corder,
Chicago Tribune,
4 June 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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Russia is known to have placed tires on the wings of its aircraft throughout the war, trying to fend off Ukrainian drone attacks.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 June 2025
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But Earhart had actually stepped out of the rear of the aircraft, and a man whom Putnam had identified to the press as her mechanic could be seen sitting in the cockpit.—
Laurie Gwen Shapiro,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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In a letter sent Wednesday, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) argued that Hegseth’s formal acceptance of the Boeing 747 jetliner last month — a move made so the Air Force can upgrade its security measures so it may eventually be used as Air Force One — violates the Constitution Emoluments Clause.—
Ellen Mitchell,
The Hill,
6 June 2025
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Any Air Force plane carrying the president is called Air Force One, though the term is usually applied to the jetliners modified for the purpose.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
30 May 2025
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The force of the blasts cut the plane’s control cables and damaged its airframe.—
Linda Dudik,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 May 2025
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By studying the images, engineers can confirm and enhance the sonic-boom-deadening properties for the XB-1's airframe.—
David Szondy,
New Atlas,
3 Mar. 2025
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Limp also spotlighted Blue Origin's work on zero-boil-off technology and the firm's Transporter tanker.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
4 June 2025
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Additionally, owners of tankers supplying fuel to squid fishers are not mandated to register these vessels within fleets that directly contact fishing vessels, creating a regulatory gap that enables support with a minimal record of activities.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 June 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 12 Jun. 2025.
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