supersonic aircraft
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsupersonicandaircraft
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supersonic
adjective
uk/ˌsuː.pəˈsɒn.ɪk/us/ˌsuː.pɚˈsɑː.nɪk/
faster than the speed ...
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aircraft
noun[C]
uk/ˈeə.krɑːft/us/ˈer.kræft/
any vehicle, with or without an engine, that can fly, such as a plane ...
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They also established the slender wing with controlled leading-edge separations as the basis for a new class ofsupersonicaircraft.
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But on the other hand there were and would continue to be a number of compelling reasons for developingsupersonicaircraft.
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It is thought the impedance mismatch caused by the jets ofsupersonicaircraftmight be used to reduce the sonic boom overpressure.
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The interest of the airlines, he felt, would be to postpone any new investment in buyingsupersonicaircraft, since they had invested so much already in modernising their -eets.
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There is another aspect of the economics of thesupersonicaircraft.
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Thesupersonicaircraftare coming; everybody agrees that they will be worse.
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For instance, there is the problem ofsupersonicaircraft.
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Commercial flights bysupersonicaircraftare two or three years away.
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There is no medical reason why pilots should not flysupersonicaircraftup to the age of retirement (55).
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Commercial flights bysupersonicaircraftare still two or three years away and a decision will be taken well before then.
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The available evidence indicates that exhaust gases fromsupersonicaircraftare unlikely to have any measurable effect on global temperature or climate.
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Does he agree that this problem outlawssupersonicaircraftfor commercial purposes?
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There have been no special tests conducted on the reaction times of individuals in relation to flyingsupersonicaircraft.
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Supersonicaircraftwill not however come into commercial service for two or three years and a decision will be taken well before then.
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Should not any new generation ofsupersonicaircraftbe designed from the beginning to conform to the noise regulations?
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We ought definitely to pay more attention to the problem ofsupersonicaircraft.
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From the 1980s on there will be a growing market forsupersonicaircraft.
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It will be some years before civilsupersonicaircraftare in regular service.
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Both factors would vary with different airlines and differentsupersonicaircraft.
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In fairness, we have to place the great technological achievement of thesupersonicaircraftagainst its proper background.
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