Jet aircraft
A jet aircraft (or simply jet) is an aircraft (nearly always a fixed-wing aircraft) propelled by jet engines.
Whereas the engines in propeller-powered aircraft generally achieve their maximum efficiency at much lower speeds and altitudes, je ...
, an aircraft propelled by jet engines
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Jet engine
A jet engine is a type of reaction engine discharging a fast-moving jet of heated gas (usually air) that generates thrust by jet propulsion. While this broad definition can include rocket, Pump-jet, water jet, and hybrid propulsion, the term ...
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Jet fuel
Jet fuel or aviation turbine fuel (ATF, also abbreviated avtur) is a type of aviation fuel designed for use in aircraft powered by gas-turbine engines. It is colorless to straw-colored in appearance. The most commonly used fuels for commercial a ...
Boeing Business Jet
Boeing Business Jets (BBJ) are versions of Boeing's jet airliners with modifications to serve the private, head of state and corporate jet market. In 1996, Phil Condit, president of The Boeing Company, and Jack Welch, chairman and CEO of Genera ...
Cirrus Vision SF50
The Cirrus Vision SF50, also known as the Vision Jet, is a single-engine very light jet designed and produced by Cirrus Aircraft of Duluth, Minnesota, United States.
After receiving deposits starting in 2006, Cirrus unveiled an aircraft mock ...
, originally called "The-Jet by Cirrus"
** Eclipse 400, originally called "Eclipse Concept Jet"
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Honda HA-420 HondaJet
The Honda HA-420 HondaJet is a light business jet produced by the Honda Aircraft Company of Greensboro, North Carolina, United States.
Original concepts of the aircraft started in 1997 and were completed in 1999.
It took its maiden flight on De ...
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Piper PA-47 PiperJet
The Piper PA-47 "PiperJet" was a single-engined very light jet (VLJ) that was intended to be developed and built by Piper Aircraft. However, following a change of ownership at Piper, it was decided to redesign the aircraft as the PiperJet Alta ...
Other areas of science, math and technology
* Jet (fluid), a coherent stream of fluid that is projected into a surrounding medium, usually from some kind of a nozzle or aperture
* Jet (mathematics), an operation on a differentiable function
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Jet (particle physics)
A jet is a narrow cone of hadrons and other particles produced by the hadronization of a quark or gluon in a particle physics or heavy ion experiment. Particles carrying a color charge, such as quarks, cannot exist in free form because of quantum ...
, a narrow cone of hadrons and other particles produced by the hadronization of a quark or gluon
* Jet bundle, a fiber bundle of jets in differential topology
* Jet group, a group of jets in differential topology
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Jet stream
Jet streams are fast flowing, narrow, meandering thermal wind, air currents in the Atmosphere of Earth, atmospheres of some planets, including Earth. On Earth, the main jet streams are located near the altitude of the tropopause and are west ...
, in meteorology, commonly referred to as "jet"
* Astrophysical jet, in astrophysics, a stream of matter emitted along the axis of a rotating astronomical body
* Joint European Torus, an experimental nuclear fusion machine
* Junctional ectopic tachycardia, a rare cardiac arrhythmia that sometimes occurs after surgery in infants
People
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Jet (name) Jet is a given name which may be either masculine or feminine. It is relatively common in Dutch-speaking countries, as a nickname for certain feminine given names (for example, Henriette or Mariëtte), and is pronounced in that context. It is rare ...
, given name, generally feminine in Dutch, masculine in English
* Jet Li (born 1963), Chinese film actor, producer and martial artist
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Kenny "the Jet" Smith
Kenneth Smith (born March 8, 1965), nicknamed "the Jet", is an American sports commentator and former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played in the NBA from 1987 to 1997 as a member of the Sacrame ...
(born 1965), American basketball commentator and former player
* Benny Urquidez (born 1952), kickboxer, choreographer and actor known as "The Jet"
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Jason Eugene Terry
Jason Eugene Terry (born September 15, 1977) is an American former professional basketball player and current assistant coach for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played 19 seasons in the NBA as a combo guard and is ...
(born 1977), American basketball player nicknamed "JET"
* Jay Emmanuel-Thomas (born 1990), English association football player nicknamed "JET"
* Jet (
Diane Youdale
Diane Patricia Youdale (born 13 February 1970) is an English television personality, who is best known for her role as Jet on the television series ''Gladiators.''
Career
In 1990, Youdale played the She-Wolf in the Finnegan/Pinchuk Company, ...
, born 1970), one of the stars of ''Gladiators''
* Jet (Monica Carlson), Women's Champion of the first season of '' American Gladiators''
Fictional characters
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Jet (DC Comics)
Jet is a fictional superhero published by DC Comics. She first appeared in ''Millennium'' #2 (January 1988) and was created by Steve Engelhart and Joe Staton.
Fictional character biography
The creators of the Green Lantern Corps, the Guardians of ...
Jet Fusion
This is a list of characters in the American film '' Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius'', the animated television series spin-off'' The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius'' and other media.
Main characters Cast table
Jimmy Neutron
James Isaac ...
, a cartoon character from ''The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius''
* Jet Jackson, from the 1950s TV show '' Jet Jackson, Flying Commando''
* Jett Jackson, from the 1999–2001 TV show '' The Famous Jett Jackson''
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Jet Jaguar
is a 1973 Japanese ''kaiju'' film directed by Jun Fukuda, written by Fukuda and Shinichi Sekizawa, and produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka, with special effects by Teruyoshi Nakano. Distributed by Toho and produced under their effects subsidiary Toho–E ...
, a character from the 1973 film ''Godzilla vs. Megalon''
* Jet Link (Cyborg 002), a character from ''Cyborg 009''
* Jet the Hawk, a character in the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' franchise video games and comics
* Jet Vac, a video game character from the ''Skylanders'' universe; see ''
Skylanders Academy
''Skylanders Academy'' is a computer-animated streaming television series produced by TeamTO and Activision Blizzard Studios based on the ''Skylanders'' series. The first season debuted on Netflix on October 28, 2016. A trailer for the series d ...
* ''Jet'', an alternate name for '' Ground Control'', a 1998 American thriller
* ''Jet'' (video game), a 1985 fighter-jet simulation game
Music
Albums and songs
* ''The Jets'' (album), an album by Minnesota band The Jets
* ''Jet'' (album), a 1997 album by Katell Keineg
* "Jet" (song), a 1974 single by Paul McCartney & Wings
* "Jet (Jet, My Love)", a song by Nat King Cole
* "Jet", a song by Basement from ''
Further Sky
''Further Sky'' is an EP by English rock band Basement. The band went on hiatus in July 2012, prior to the release of their second album '' Colourmeinkindness'' in October 2012. They began practicing again around Christmas 2013, composing the so ...
Jet (UK band)
Jet were an English glam rock band from London, England, formed in 1974. They released one album in 1975 before splitting up, with the bulk of the band going on to become the punk/new wave band Radio Stars.
History
The band formed in 1974 wi ...
, a one-album British glam rock band from London, active 1974–1976, and afterward re-formed as Radio Stars
* The Jets, a Trinidadian band with
Lynn Taitt
Lynn Taitt (22 June 1934 – 20 January 2010) was a guitarist born in San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago, who later moved to Jamaica and became a pioneer of rocksteady music.
Biography
Born Nerlynn Taitt, in San Fernando, Trinidad, he got his s ...
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The Jets (Dutch band)
The Jets were a Dutch pop group of the 1960s from Utrecht.
Members
*Peter van Meel (zang)Mens en melodie - Volume 35 - 1980 Page 320 componist Peter van Meel uit Tilburg te ...
*Nico Witkamp (zang, basgitaar)
*Barry van der Berg (gitaar)
*Leen ...
, a Dutch pop group of the 1960s
* The Jets (Minnesota band), an American pop, R&B, dance, and religious-music band
* The Jets (British band), rockabilly band, who had a hit single in February 1982 with "Love Makes The World Go Round"
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The Jets (Illinois band)
The Jets was a band from Pekin, Illinois, consisting of Mike Isenberg, Graham Walker, Greg Clemons, Greg Wilson, and Randy Kohtz. They were together from 1972 to 1980, and a small amount of their recordings are still available on Twin/Tone Recor ...
, an American 1970s rock band from Pekin, Illinois
* J.E.T., an Italian-progressive-rock band related to Matia Bazar
* JETS, an electronic music duo consisting of
Jimmy Edgar
Jimmy Edgar is an American conceptual artist and sound designer from Detroit, Michigan. Influenced by minimalism, Yves Klein and Immaterialism, early in their career Jimmy released two hip-hop glitch albums under the names Michaux and Kristuit ...
and
Travis Stewart
Travis Stewart, better known as Machinedrum, is an American electronic record producer and performer from North Carolina.Junior Engineering Technical Society, a national non-profit educational organization to promote engineering and technology careers to youth
* JETS, abbreviation for the
Jewish Educational Trade School The Jewish Educational Trade School (JETS) is a technical college and high school for young Jewish men. It is in the San Fernando Valley region of Greater Los Angeles
Greater Los Angeles is the second-largest metropolitan region in the Unit ...
Jordan Evangelical Theological Seminary
Jordan Evangelical Theological Seminary (JETS) is a theological seminary in Amman, Jordan. It was founded in 1991 by Imad Shehadeh, who continues to serve as President. It is accredited by the Asia Theological Association, and offers Bachelor o ...
Businesses
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Jet (brand)
Jet is the European brand of filling stations which is owned by American-based conglomerate Phillips 66.
Jet filling stations are located in Austria, Germany and the United Kingdom, and formerly in Denmark, Sweden and Ireland. The owner sold, i ...
, a filling-station brand name
* ''Jet'' (video game), a 1985 fighter-jet simulation game
* Jet Records, a record label
* JET TV, abbreviated name for
Japan Entertainment Television
Japan Entertainment Television, or JET TV, is a television station in Taiwan that broadcasts programs relating to aspects of Japanese culture. JET TV was founded in Singapore
Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sove ...
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Jet's Pizza
Jet's America, Inc. (doing business as Jet's Pizza) is an American pizza franchise restaurant. It was founded in 1978 in the Detroit suburb of Sterling Heights, and operates primarily in the state of Michigan.
History
The first Jet's Pizza was op ...
, an American pizza franchise restaurant
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Jet.com
Jet.com was an American e-commerce company headquartered in Hoboken, New Jersey. The company was co-founded in 2014 by Marc Lore (who had previously sold Diapers.com to Amazon.com), along with Mike Hanrahan and Nate Faust. Jet.com raised $820 mi ...
, an e-commerce retail site owned by Walmart
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Java Emitter Templates
Eclipse is an integrated development environment (IDE) used in computer programming. It contains a base workspace and an extensible plug-in system for customizing the environment. It is the second-most-popular IDE for Java development, and, u ...
* Access Database Engine, a Microsoft database engine formerly referred to as Jet Red where JET referred to "Joint Engine Technology"
Delhi Jets
Delhi Giants (''formerly'' Delhi Jets until the 2008 Edelweiss 20's Challenge) was one of the nine teams played in the now-defunct Indian Cricket League (ICL). This team represented the Indian capital city, New Delhi, and its captain was Marvan ...
, a cricket team from Indian Cricket League
* Ipswich Jets, an Australian rugby league team
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New York Jets
The New York Jets are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Jets compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) East division. The J ...
, an American football team
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Newcastle United Jets
Newcastle United Jets Football Club, commonly known as Newcastle Jets, is an Australian professional soccer club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. It competes in the country's premier competition, the A-League, under licence from The Austral ...
, an Australian association football club
* Newtown Jets, an Australian rugby league team
* Winnipeg Jets, a professional ice hockey team
* Winnipeg Jets (1972–96), a former professional ice hockey team
Jet of Iada
Jet of Iada a.k.a. Jet (21 July 1942 – 18 October 1949) was a German Shepherd Dog, who assisted in the rescue of 150 people trapped under blitzed buildings. He was a pedigree dog born in Liverpool, and served with the Civil Defence Servic ...
(1942–1949), Dickin Medal-winning dog
* JET Programme, the Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme (teaching English)
* Jet, type of
nozzle
A nozzle is a device designed to control the direction or characteristics of a fluid flow (specially to increase velocity) as it exits (or enters) an enclosed chamber or pipe.
A nozzle is often a pipe or tube of varying cross sectional area, a ...
, used on gas cookers and many other applications
* Jets, a form of
upper-atmospheric lightning
Upper-atmospheric lightning and ionospheric lightning are terms sometimes used by researchers to refer to a family of short-lived electrical-breakdown phenomena that occur well above the altitudes of normal lightning and storm clouds. Upper-atmo ...
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Matra Djet
The Matra Djet is a French sports car that was originally designed and sold by René Bonnet. As the Bonnet Djet it was the world's first rear mid-engined production road car. Different versions of the car were produced from 1962 until 1967 and sol ...
(Matra Sports Jet), a French sports car
* Access Database Engine, a Microsoft database engine formerly referred to as Jet Red
* Samsung Jet, a mobile-phone handset
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Jett (disambiguation)
Jett may refer to: People by surname
* Brent W. Jett Jr. (born 1958), American astronaut and naval aviator
*Chip Jett (born 1974), American professional poker player; husband of Karina Jett
* Dennis Jett (born 1945), American diplomat and academic
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