Jet Age

jet age English Alternative forms en jet age Etymology Coined in the late 1940s. Proper noun Jet Age en historical aviation A period in history defined by the advent of aircraft powered by turbine engines, and by the social change this brought about. en atomic age space age en Science Evolving Jet-Age Materials The New York Times 1947-09-03 https://www.nytimes.com/1947/09/03/archives/science-evolving-jetage-materials-special-metals-and-ceramics-for.html 0362-4331 Science Evolving Jet-Age Materials [title] https://web.archive.org/web/20210724005948/https://www.nytimes.com/1947/09/03/archives/science-evolving-jetage-materials-special-metals-and-ceramics-for.html 24 July 2021 en Bliss K. Thorne Faster Air Travel The New York Times 1953-10-11 https://www.nytimes.com/1953/10/11/archives/faster-air-travel-jet-transportation-at-500-miles-an-hour-is-next.html 0362-4331 American commercial aviation stands at the threshold of the jet age. That it will make the transition is now a settled issue, and the one remaining question is when. https://web.archive.org/web/20210724005946/https://www.nytimes.com/1953/10/11/archives/faster-air-travel-jet-transportation-at-500-miles-an-hour-is-next.html 24 July 2021 en Richard B. Woodward Book Review: Jet Age — The Comet, the 707, and the Race to Shrink the World The New York Times 2010-11-10 https://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/14/travel/14armchair-jetage.html 0362-4331 The Nazis had launched the jet age in 1939 with a fighter plane, the avant-garde Heinkel He 178, but were hardly in shape after the war to exploit this technological advantage. https://web.archive.org/web/20250209124147/https://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/14/travel/14armchair-jetage.html 9 February 2025 Related terms en jet plane References Further reading