transsonic
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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But it had swept-back wings, quick visual proof that the Russians and their German experts had been delving deep into transsonic research.
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Above the transsonic, the designers hoped, the air would be easier to cope with.
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The Skyrocket was designed to minimize transsonic buffeting, and the rockets push it quickly to high supersonic speed.
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Many early airplanes that trespassed too far into the transsonic range were destroyed by galloping shock waves.
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As designers and test pilots pushed their planes up toward the speed of sound, the danger they feared most was the beating they took in the "transsonic zone."
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