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Recent Examples of trijet
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.
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Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 28 Feb. 2022
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
Each day at noon, French aircraft manufacturer Dassault Falcon flew a solo lap around the circuit in its flagship Falcon 7X trijet.
—Chris Clarke, Popular Mechanics, 7 Oct. 2015
Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 28 Feb. 2022
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
Each day at noon, French aircraft manufacturer Dassault Falcon flew a solo lap around the circuit in its flagship Falcon 7X trijet.
—Chris Clarke, Popular Mechanics, 7 Oct. 2015
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trijet
Noun
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The quarterback went from almost a dead stop to turning on the jets with one thing in mind — score.—
Joe Buscaglia,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
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Cat mistakenly left on a plane This cat named Mittens became an accidental jet setter when her cage was overlooked multiple times in a plane cargo hold!—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN,
22 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The Gulfstream 1 was powered by two Rolls-Royce Dart turboprops.—
Daniel Cote,
Robb Report,
27 Jan. 2025
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Previously, the small runway could only handle helicopters and small turboprop planes from Reykjavik and other settlements in Greenland.—
David Nikel,
Forbes,
3 Dec. 2024
Noun
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As ramjets forego moving parts like the compressor and turbine components found in traditional turbojets, the design is more compact, lightweight, efficient, and cost-effective to produce.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
20 Dec. 2024
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Those advantages also have a downside: ramjets are entirely ineffective at low speeds and are often accompanied by turbojets to handle subsonic flight, where the airspeed isn't enough to feed air-hungry ramjet engines.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
20 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Since uniting last year in a powerful alliance, gangs have opened fire on three U.S. jetliners, shot at a U.N. helicopter, raided the two largest prisons and carried out several massacres.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
20 Jan. 2025
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At this point in time, both Airbus and Boeing have not announced a new jetliner design, but JetZero has.—
Alex Krutz,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
Noun
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This aircraft includes a first class cabin with a double bed, fully private business class suites, a more spacious premium economy cabin, and a solid economy product. Osaka, Japan, was selected as one of the 50 best places to travel in 2025.—
Harrison Pierce,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Jan. 2025
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The object suddenly shifted its longitudinal axis, aligned it with my aircraft and began to climb.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
TIME,
22 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Kevin McCullough, president of Aero Air, which also provides air tankers, sent some of its MD-87s to the Los Angeles fires.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
25 Jan. 2025
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The firefighters drew water from a tanker truck instead of a nearby hydrant.—
Connor Sheets,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2025
Noun
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All seven crew members aboard the freighter were Chinese nationals, the Taiwan coast guard said.—
Mithil Aggarwal,
NBC News,
14 Jan. 2025
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Freight can be moved by coastal freighters and barges.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Jan. 2025
Noun
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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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“Trijet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trijet. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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