twinjet 双喷气发动机
twinjet[ noun ]
a jet plane propelled by two jet engines
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- The order, announced Thursday, includes five 747-400 jumbo jets; one 747-200F, a jumbo freighter; four widebody 767s; 13 midsized 757s; and 13 737-300s, a smaller twinjet.
- The successor of the 737-200 twinjet will carry 108 passengers, be quieter and consume 20 percent less fuel, said Joe Ozimek, a marketing manager for Boeing's 737 and 757 models.
- A flight distance record was set Thursday by a new Boeing 767-200 twinjet being delivered to Air Seychelles on the island of Mahe in the Indian Ocean, Boeing officials said.
- It introduced the 737-400, a stretch twinjet, and the 747-400, the world's largest commercial jetliner.
- Until recently, the plane was a disappointment for Boeing, which only had 239 orders for the twinjet from 1978 through 1987.
- Boeing said the plane will be the largest twinjet in the skies after it enters service in 1995.