Jet, Jets, or The Jet(s) may refer to:

Aerospace

Jet aircraft A jet aircraft (or simply jet) is an aircraft (nearly always a fixed-wing aircraft) propelled by one or more jet engines. Whereas the engines in Propeller (aircraft), propeller-powered aircraft generally achieve their maximum efficiency at much ...

, an aircraft propelled by jet engines **

Jet airliner A jet airliner or jetliner is an airliner powered by jet engines (passenger jet aircraft). Airliners usually have twinjet, two or quadjet, four jet engines; trijet, three-engined designs were popular in the 1970s but are less common today. Air ...

Jet engine A jet engine is a type of reaction engine, discharging a fast-moving jet (fluid), jet of heated gas (usually air) that generates thrust by jet propulsion. While this broad definition may include Rocket engine, rocket, Pump-jet, water jet, and ...

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, gas-turbine engines. It is colorless to straw-colored in appearance. The most commonly used fuels for ...

* Jet Airways, an Indian airline *

Super Air Jet Super Air Jet is an Indonesian Low-cost carrier#Ultra low-cost carrier, ultra low-cost airline based in Soekarno–Hatta International Airport. The airline was founded in March 2021 and commenced operations on 6 August 2021. History Super Air ...

, an Indonesian airline * Wind Jet (ICAO: JET), an Italian airline *

Journey to Enceladus and Titan Journey to Enceladus and Titan (JET) is an astrobiology mission concept to assess the planetary habitability, habitability potential of Enceladus and Titan (moon), Titan, moons of Saturn. The JET orbiter concept was proposed in 2011 by the Jet Pro ...

(JET), a proposed astrobiology orbiter to Saturn *

Jet pack A jet pack, rocket belt, rocket pack or flight pack is a device worn as a backpack which uses jets to propel the wearer through the air. The concept has been present in science fiction for almost a century and the first working experimental d ...

, a backpack personal flying device containing a jet motor * Fighter jet, a military aircraft

Aircraft

Business jet A business jet, private jet, or bizjet is a jet aircraft designed for transporting small groups of people, typically business executives and high-ranking coworker, associates. Business jets are generally designed for faster air travel and more ...

Boeing Business Jet A Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) is a version of a Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Boeing jet airliner with modifications to serve the private, head of state, and corporate jet market. The first BBJ, based on the 737-700, rolled out on July 26, 1998; a ...

* Very light jet **

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" ** Honda HA-420 HondaJet ** Piper PA-47 PiperJet

Other areas of science, math, and technology

Jet (fluid) A jet is a stream of fluid that is projected into a surrounding medium, usually from some kind of a nozzle, aperture or orifice. Jets can travel long distances without dissipating. Jet fluid has higher speed compared to the surrounding fluid ...

, a coherent stream of fluid that is projected into a surrounding medium, usually from some kind of a nozzle or aperture * Jet (gemstone), a black or brown semi-precious mineraloid *

Jet (mathematics) In mathematics, the jet is an operation that takes a differentiable function ''f'' and produces a polynomial, the Taylor polynomial (truncated Taylor series) of ''f'', at each point of its domain. Although this is the definition of a jet, the the ...

, an operation on a differentiable function *

Jet (particle physics) A jet is a narrow cone of hadrons and other particles produced by the hadronization of quarks and gluons in a particle physics or heavy ion experiment. Particles carrying a color charge, i.e. quarks and gluons, cannot exist in free form becaus ...

, 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 *

Jet stream Jet streams are fast flowing, narrow thermal wind, air currents in the Earth's Atmosphere of Earth, atmosphere. The main jet streams are located near the altitude of the tropopause and are westerly winds, flowing west to east around the gl ...

, in meteorology, commonly referred to as "jet" *

Astrophysical jet An astrophysical jet is an astronomical phenomenon where outflows of ionised matter are emitted as extended beams along the axis of rotation. When this greatly accelerated matter in the beam approaches the speed of light, astrophysical jets beco ...

, in astrophysics, a stream of matter emitted along the axis of a rotating astronomical body *

Joint European Torus The Joint European Torus (JET) was a magnetically confined plasma physics experiment, located at Culham Centre for Fusion Energy in Oxfordshire, UK. Based on a tokamak design, the fusion research facility was a joint European project with the ...

, an experimental nuclear fusion machine *

Junctional ectopic tachycardia Junctional ectopic tachycardia (JET) is a rare syndrome of the heart that manifests in patients recovering from heart surgery. It is characterized by cardiac arrhythmia, or irregular beating of the heart, caused by abnormal conduction from or t ...

, a rare cardiac arrhythmia that sometimes occurs after surgery in infants

People

* Jet (name), given name, generally feminine in Dutch, masculine in English *

Jet Li Li Lianjie (courtesy name Yangzhong; born 26 April 1963), better known by his stage name Jet Li, is a Chinese-born Singaporean Martial arts, martial artist and actor. With a Jet Li filmography, film career spanning more than forty years, Li is re ...

(born 1963), Chinese film actor, producer and martial artist *

Kenny "the Jet" Smith Kenneth Smith (born March 8, 1965) is an American sports commentator and former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "the Jet", he played in the NBA from 1987 to 1997 as a member of the Sacramen ...

(born 1965), American basketball commentator and former player *

Benny Urquidez Benny Urquidez (born June 20, 1952) is an American former professional kickboxer, martial arts choreographer and actor. Nicknamed "The Jet", Urquidez was a non-contact karate competitor who later pioneered full-contact fighting in the United St ...

(born 1952), kickboxer, choreographer and actor known as "The Jet" * Jason Eugene Terry (born 1977), American basketball player nicknamed "JET" * Jay Emmanuel-Thomas (born 1990), English association football player nicknamed "JET" * Jet ( Diane Youdale, born 1970), one of the stars of ''Gladiators'' * Jet (Monica Carlson), Women's Champion of the first season of '' American Gladiators''

Fictional characters

* Jet (DC Comics), a comic book character from ''New Guardians'' * The Jets, a gang in the 1957 Broadway musical ''

West Side Story ''West Side Story'' is a Musical theatre, musical conceived by Jerome Robbins with music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a Book (musical theatre), book by Arthur Laurents. Inspired by William Shakespeare's play ''Romeo an ...

'' * Jet Alone, a character from the ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'' anime series * Jet Black, a character from the anime ''Cowboy Bebop'', see

List of Cowboy Bebop characters The following is a list of major and minor characters from the anime series ''Cowboy Bebop'', directed by Shinichiro Watanabe and written by Keiko Nobumoto, its manga series adaptation, written by Kuga Cain and Yutaka Nanten, and its live-act ...

* Jet Fusion, 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'' * Jet Jaguar, 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 Propulsion, the title character from the animated series ''

Ready Jet Go! ''Ready Jet Go!'' is an American animated educational children's television series produced by Wind Dancer Films. The series aired new episodes on PBS Kids from February 15, 2016 to May 6, 2019, although re-runs continue to this day. It was cre ...

'' * Jet Vac, a video game character from the ''Skylanders'' universe; see '' Skylanders Academy'' * Jet, a fictional dog in the Famous Five book Five on a Secret Trail * Jet, a character from the cartoon ''Avatar: The Last Airbender'' * Jett, a playable video game character from ''

Valorant ''Valorant'' is a 2020 First-person shooter, first-person tactical shooter, tactical hero shooter video game developed and published by Riot Games. A free-to-play game, ''Valorant'' takes inspiration from the ''Counter-Strike'' series, borrow ...

Arts and entertainment

* ''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 Nathaniel Adams Coles (March 17, 1919 – February 15, 1965), known professionally as Nat King Cole, alternatively billed as Nat "King" Cole, was an American singer, jazz pianist, and actor. Cole's career as a jazz and Traditional pop, pop ...

* "Jet", a song by Basement from '' Further Sky'' * "Jet", a song by SM Town from '' 2022 Winter SM Town: SMCU Palace''

Music groups

Jet (band) Jet are an Australian rock band formed in 2001. Founding mainstays are brothers Nic (vocals, rhythm guitar, piano) and Chris Cester (drums, vocals) together with Cameron Muncey (lead guitar and vocals). They were joined in the following ye ...

, an Australian rock band with the Cester brothers * Jet (British band), 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 * The Jets (Dutch band), a Dutch pop group of the 1960s * The Jets (Minnesota band), a Tongan-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" * The Jets (Illinois band), 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 and Travis Stewart

Organizations

* JETS, the 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, a technical college and high school for young Jewish men *

Jet Propulsion Laboratory The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is a Federally funded research and development centers, federally funded research and development center (FFRDC) in La Cañada Flintridge, California, Crescenta Valley, United States. Founded in 1936 by Cali ...

* Jordan Evangelical Theological Seminary

Businesses

* Jet (brand), a filling-station brand name * ''Jet'' (video game), a 1985 fighter-jet simulation game *

Jet Records Jet Records was a British record label started by Don Arden in 1974, featuring musicians such as Lynsey de Paul, Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), Roy Wood, Gary Moore, Ozzy Osbourne, Alan Price, Adrian Gurvitz, Riot (band), Riot, Magnum (band ...

, a record label * JET TV, abbreviated name for Japan Entertainment Television * Jet's Pizza, an American pizza franchise restaurant * Jet.com, an e-commerce retail site owned by Walmart * Java Emitter Templates * Access Database Engine, a Microsoft database engine formerly referred to as Jet Red where JET referred to "Joint Engine Technology"

Magazines

* ''Jet'' (magazine), an African-American-themed magazine * ''JET'', abbreviated title for the ''

Journal of Economic Theory The ''Journal of Economic Theory'' is a bimonthly peer-reviewed academic journal covering the field of economic theory. Karl Shell has served as editor-in-chief of the journal since it was established in 1968. Since 2000, he has shared the editor ...

'', an academic journal in the field of economics * ''JETS'', abbreviated title for the ''

Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society The ''Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society'' (''JETS'') is a refereed theological journal published by the Evangelical Theological Society. It was first published in 1958 as the ''Bulletin of the Evangelical Theological Society'', and ...

'', a refereed theological journal * ''

Journal of Evolution and Technology The Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies (IEET) is a technoprogressive think tank that seeks to "promote ideas about how technological progress can increase freedom, happiness, and human flourishing in democratic societies."Joseph R. ...

Sports teams

* Ipswich Jets, an Australian rugby league team *

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 of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC East, East division. The team p ...

, an American football team * Newcastle United Jets, an Australian association football club *

Newtown Jets The Newtown Jets are an Australian rugby league football club based in Newtown, New South Wales, Newtown, a suburb of Inner West (Sydney), Sydney's inner west. They currently compete in the NSW Cup competition, having left the top grade after t ...

, an Australian rugby league team *

Winnipeg Jets The Winnipeg Jets are a professional ice hockey team based in Winnipeg. The Jets compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division (NHL), Central Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Conference. The te ...

, a professional ice hockey team *

Winnipeg Jets (1972–96) The Winnipeg Jets are a professional ice hockey team based in Winnipeg. The Jets compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division (NHL), Central Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Conference. The te ...

, a former professional ice hockey team

Other uses

* Jet, Oklahoma, United States of America * Jet of Iada (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 (material), pipe. A nozzle is often a pipe or tube of varying cross ...

, used on gas cookers and many other applications * Jets, a form of upper-atmospheric lightning * Matra Djet (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