supersonic
超音速,超音速的,超声速,超声波
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- : greater than the speed of sound waves through air.
- : capable of achieving such speed: a supersonic plane.
- : ultrasonic.
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The goal has always been to accelerate the adoption of quieter, greener, safer, faster and more efficient planes — even supersonic ones, which travel faster than sound.
The aircraft goes supersonic effortlessly, a far cry from the diminutive X-1 flown by Yeager on October 14, 1947.
The XB-1 by BoomSupersonic airplanes come roaring backRewind two decades or so, and civilians with access to lots of money had a way to travel at supersonic speeds via the Concorde.
Boom Supersonic is closer than ever to its goal of introducing supersonic commercial aviation back tot he global stage – the Colorado-based startup unveiled the final design of its XB-1 demonstrator aircraft today.
Founded in 2014, Boom is planning to build a new generation of supersonic passenger jets and sell them to airlines.
The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps also use the supersonic F/A-18 Hornet strike fighter to guide other jets to their targets.
In this way the missile does not need pinpoint accuracy: widely spread supersonic shrapnel from the warhead is deadly.
Hypersonic is the new supersonic, a frontier of speed dreamed of but not yet conquered.
Result: a supersonic, pulsating jackhammer of 1,700-degree F exhaust gas.
Musk says that it would probably be faster and cheaper to use supersonic planes to cover longer distances.