super-sonic transport

Japanese: super-sonic transport(英語表記)supersonictransport
super-sonic transport

...super-sonic transport, an aircraft used for transport that primarily operates at speeds faster than the speed of sound (usually 2 to 3 times the speed of sound, or M2 to M3).
[Background to its emergence]
The faster a jet plane flies while minimizing air resistance (increasing lift-to-drag ratio), the less fuel it consumes per unit distance.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "super-sonic transport" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…super‐sonic transport(超音速輸送機)の略で,運航を主として音速より速い速度(ふつうは音速の2~3倍のM2~3)で行う輸送用の航空機。
[出現の背景]
 ジェット機は空気抵抗を小さく(揚抗比を大きく)保ちながら高速で飛ぶほど距離当りの燃料消費が少なくてすむ。…

※「super-sonic transport」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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