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The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military

supersonic adj. of or pertaining to speed in excess of the speed of sound.

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	Saying farewell in supersonic style to majestic jet.(Your Money) ; ...the world's first and only supersonic passenger aircraft, flew...unique experience in terms of speed, luxury and sheer thrill...Atlantic, the full magnitude of supersonic air travel became a reality...acceleration, at take-off at a speed of 250mph, to the moment of supersonic travel as ... Read more
	NEW POSTAGE STAMP IS FASTER THAN SPEED OF SOUND; YEAGER TO JOIN USPS IN HONORING FIRST SUPERSONIC FLIGHT ; ...STAMP IS FASTER THAN SPEED OF SOUND; YEAGER...IN HONORING FIRST SUPERSONIC FLIGHT WASHINGTON...the X-1 attained a speed of 957 miles per...time. The First Supersonic Flight stamp was...the words First Supersonic Flight 1947 in all...feeling of force and speed. On Oct. 15, 1997... Read more
	Japan's supersonic dream takes off. ; ...first steps to resurrecting supersonic passenger flight when it...airplane that flies at twice the speed of sound over the Australian...country is racing to develop a supersonic successor to Concorde, which...plane travelling at this speed would cut the current 12...The agency hopes to have a ... Read more
	British engine test heralds 5,000mph flight 'This month's experiment is the first to trigger supersonic combustion - the key step in scramjet technology' ; ...faster than Concorde. The supersonic ramjet engine - "scramjet...usher in a new era in high-speed travel. If the technology...propelled at three times the speed of sound up to 200 miles...first attempt to trigger supersonic combustion - the key step...project achieved 6.5 times the speed of ... Read more
	Concorde supersonic transport soon to be grounded. ; ...needle-nose Concorde supersonic transport has been...hours at twice the speed of sound. But it...now, the era of supersonic commercial travel...pay a premium for speed. In recent months...unlikely another supersonic transport will fly...been called a high-speed civil transport... Read more
	Hurdles for the supersonic bizjet. ; ...may well be that of the supersonic bizjets (SSBJs). The Concorde...is funding a replacement supersonic transport, notes the recent...growth into a family of supersonic aircraft with accommodations...the next 15 years. The supersonic Falcon would have a 4,000nm range, a Mach 1.8 cruise speed ... Read more
	Hurdles for the supersonic bizjet ; ...may well be that of the supersonic bizjets (SSBJs). "The Concorde...is funding a replacement supersonic transport," notes the recent...growth into a family of supersonic aircraft with accomodations...the next 15 years." The supersonic Falcon would have a 4,000nm range, a Mach 1.8 cruise ... Read more
	Japan's supersonic dreams go up in smoke ; ...Flying at twice the speed of sound, with a...Japan's dream of supersonic flight came to a...National Experimental Supersonic Transport, or NEXST...over 12 miles at a speed of 1,522 mph. After...cut the noise of supersonic flight by more than...at just under the speed of sound, was ... Read more
	Supersonic flights may have to be grounded for checks.(News) ; ...decades ago. The supersonic jet took off from...have been above the speed of sound. And despite...aeroplanes. The supersonic aeroplanes can carry...350mph - twice the speed of sound - Concorde...decades ago. The supersonic jet took off from...have been above the speed of sound. And ... Read more
	Jet-car ace vows: I'm ready to go supersonic.(Features) ; ...Thrust SSC to the fastest land-speed in history across the Black...This vehicle is going to go supersonic comfortably. Watched by his...attempt to break the world land-speed record. Yet Green's historic...around 85 per cent of the speed of sound the shockwave started...Noble, setting three ... Read more

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