A jet is an airplane that is powered by jet engines.
Jet is an English term that is part of the dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) and that refers to a type of airplane powered by jet engines . The creation of these airplanes generated great changes in the aeronautical industry since they allowed them to fly higher and with greater autonomy.
The concept of jet is also used to refer to the jet engine itself . These engines emit jets of fluids at very high speeds , which generates their propulsion , as explained by Newton's third law (with any action there is always an equal but opposite reaction).
For example: “The singer arrived in the country on a private jet and did not make any statements to the press,” “An American jet crashed in African lands: it is not known if there are survivors,” “If you want to get there faster, I recommend doing “jet travel .”
military jet
On a military level, Germany was a pioneer in the development of jet aircraft. During World War II , the Germans managed to put into operation the first fighter aircraft of this type, which flew at 450 kilometers per hour.
Civil aviation was quick to opt for jets and, in 1952 , managed to complete a flight between London ( United Kingdom ) and Johannesburg ( South Africa ) in twenty-four hours and after making five stopovers .
A social sector
In the field of journalism, we often talk about jet setters to refer to individuals with great purchasing power, referring to the possession of a private plane.
Although today it is not particularly interesting or novel for a rock star to travel in his own jet or helicopter, several decades ago it represented a form of ostentation to which few had access, and it was in the mid-20th century that this expression was adopted. . According to the context, its use as a synonym for entertainment, show business, show business or any of its many variations is also common.
A jet ski is a water ski.
jet lag
There is a phenomenon known as jet lag , which is generated when traveling from one point on the planet to another, very distant, where the time difference is considerable. In short, and depending on the amount of said temporary alteration, it is likely that you will feel like sleeping during the day and being awake during the night. Beyond these disorders, a series of symptoms occur such as lack of energy and coordination to carry out tasks as simple as talking or walking, memory failures, greater propensity to become irritated, and other, more unpleasant ones, that attack the digestive system.
But the problems do not end in annoying alterations of character and organism; Those people who are under any treatment that includes the consumption of medications cannot adjust the timing of the doses to the schedule of the new geographic region . They should, on the contrary, consult a doctor so that, based on a series of parameters much more complex than a simple time equivalence, they can indicate to their patient the new procedure, which will probably consist of several stages, so that the appropriate transition occurs. . The same will happen, it is worth clarifying, once the individual returns to their country of origin.
Other uses of the notion
The flow of plasma that erupts from the center of certain galaxies , the flow of particles that comes from the hadronization of a quark, and the eighth character of the Hebrew alphabet are also known as a jet.
A brand of jet skis called Jet Ski gave rise to this name becoming the way to refer to any vehicle of this type, regardless of the company that manufactures it. Jet , finally, is the name of a rock band founded in 2001 in Australia.