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• a  (of speed) greater than the speed of sound in a given medium (especially air)
  a supersonic bomber flies so fast that it must release its bombs while the target is still over the horizon
• s  having frequencies above those of audible sound

• Like a vapor trail in a clear winter sky, a trace of the supersonic transport lingers on.
• Flying machines with less emphasis on supersonic or hypersonic travel.
• After $3 billion in development costs and years of delay, the supersonic Concorde went into commercial service last week.

• ultrasonic

• sonic

News & Articles

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• Air travel changes at less than supersonic speed
  Air travel changes at less than supersonic speed Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 12:25 pm, Friday, June 21, 2013 To consumers who have watched the world's technological imagination shift to Silicon Valley, the airline industry seems plodding. "Twenty years ago, 10 years ago ...
  June 21, 2013 - San Francisco Chronicle
• Air-Spade Announces New UTILITY AIR-SPADE 4000 SERIES Excavation Tool
  Air-Spade, a division of Guardair Corporation, announces the new UTILITY AIR-SPADE 4000 SERIES excavation tool. The new tool, designed with safety in mind, features Air-Spade’s patented supersonic nozzle which utilizes compressed-air to produce a high-speed laser like jet which moves at twice the speed of sound for rapid digging in the toughest of soils
  June 21, 2013 - ToolingOnline
• World's First Supersonic Drone Ready For Its Maiden Flight
  There is plenty of money in the ground around Woomera in South Australia but there will be more money in the air in the next few months when the world’s first unmanned supersonic drone makes its maiden test flight inside the world’s biggest weapons testing zone.
  June 18, 2013 - Forbes

Quotes

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• Kevin Durant in Daily Press
  I'm far from being a savior,Durant said. "I'm just trying to contribute to the team as much as I can, and I can't wait to be a SuperSonic."
• Gary Payton in Seattle Times
  I'd like that for the fans,Payton said of having his number retired. "But I'll be eligible to be nominated for the Hall of Fame in two years and if I make it, then I can raise the Seattle SuperSonic jersey at the Hall of Fame. That will be...
• Jack Roush in The Virginian-Pilot
  I wanted to go supersonic,Roush said. "We're going to get a search warrant. We're going to get the bar. It's intellectual espionage. They've had an opportunity to see what it does. We've been harmed by this theft."