Jet

Jet, Jets, or The Jets may refer to:

Aerospace

• Jet engine
• Jet aircraft, an aircraft propelled by jet engines
• Jet Airways, based in India, ICAO code "JAI"
• Wind Jet, Italian airline, ICAO code "JET"
• Journey to Enceladus and Titan (JET), a proposed astrobiology orbiter to Saturn
• Jetpack, a backpack personal flying device containing a jet motor

Fiction

Characters

• Jet (comics), comic book character from New Guardians
• Jet (Wildstorm), comic book character
• The Jets, a gang in the 1957 Broadway musical West Side Story
• Jet Alone, character from the Neon Genesis Evangelion anime series
• Jet Black, character from the anime Cowboy Bebop, see List of Cowboy Bebop characters
• Jet Fusion, a cartoon character from The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
• Jet Jackson, from 50s TV show Jet Jackson, Flying Commando
• Jett Jackson, from 1999-2001 TV show The Famous Jett Jackson
• Jet Jaguar, character from the 1973 film Godzilla vs. Megalon
• Jet Link, who is Cyborg 002, a character from Cyborg 009
• Jet the Hawk, a video game character from Sonic Riders

Works

• Jet, an alternate name for Ground Control, a 1998 American thriller

Journals and magazines

• JET, abbreviated title for the Journal of Economic Theory, an academic journal in the field of economics
• Jet (magazine), an African-American themed magazine
• JETS, abbreviated title for the Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, a refereed theological journal
• Journal of Evolution and Technology, a contemporary journal which foresight into long-term developments in science, technology and philosophy

Mathematics and science

• Astrophysical jet, in astrophysics, a stream of matter emitted along the axis of a rotating astronomical body
• Jet (fluid), a coherent stream of fluid that is projected into a surrounding medium, usually from some kind of a nozzle or aperture
• Jet (lignite), a type of coal used in some jewelry (origin of the adjective "jet-black")
• Jet (mathematics), an operation on a differentiable function
• Jet (particle physics), a narrow cone of hadrons and other particles produced by the hadronization of a quark or gluon
• Jet stream, in meteorology, commonly referred to as "jet"
• Joint European Torus, an experimental nuclear fusion machine

Medicine

• Junctional ectopic tachycardia, a rare cardiac arrhythmia that sometimes occurs after surgery in infants.

Music

Performers

• Jet (band), an Australian rock band with the Cester brothers, active from 2001 to 2012
• Jet (UK band), a one-album British glam rock band from London, active 1974–1976, and afterward re-formed as Radio Stars
• The Jets (Trinidadian band) Lynn Taitt
• The Jets (Dutch band)
• The Jets (Minnesota band), an 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

Record label

• Jet Records, a record label

Works

• "Jet" (song), a 1973 single by Paul McCartney & Wings
• "Jet (Jet, My Love)", a song by Nat King Cole
• "Jet", a song by Basement from Further Sky

Places

• Jet, Oklahoma, United States of America

Products and business

• jet, a tube, nozzle, or passageway in a carburetor
• Jet.com, an e-commerce retail site
• JET, an acronym for Java Emitter Templates
• JET, an acronym for Joint Engine Technology
• Jet (brand), a filling-station brand name
• Jet (video game), a 1985 fighter-jet simulation game
• JET TV, abbreviated name for Japan Entertainment Television
• Matra Djet (Matra Sports Jet), a French sports car
• Microsoft Jet Database Engine
• Samsung Jet, a mobile-phone handset

Sports

• Delhi Jets, a cricket team from Indian Cricket League
• Ipswich Jets, Australian rugby league team
• New York Jets, an American football team
• Newcastle United Jets, Australian association football club
• Newtown Jets, Australian rugby league team
• Winnipeg Jets, a professional ice hockey team
• Winnipeg Jets (1972–1996), a former professional ice hockey team

Individuals

• Jet (name), given name, generally feminine in Dutch, masculine in English
• Benny Urquidez (born 1952), kickboxer, choreographer and actor known as "The Jet"
• Jason Eugene Terry, professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics, nicknamed "JET"
• Jay Emmanuel-Thomas (born 1990), English association football player for Ipswich Town F.C., nicknamed "JET"
• Jet (Diane Youdale, born 1970), one of the stars of Gladiators
• Jet, also known as Monica Carlson, Women's Champion of the first season of American Gladiators

Organizations

• JETS, the Junior Engineering Technical Society, a national non-profit educational organization to promote engineering and technology careers to youth
• JETS, the Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, a theological journal
• JETS, abbreviation for the Jewish Educational Trade School, a technical college and high school for young Jewish men

Other uses

• Jet of Iada (1942–1949), Dickin Medal-winning dog
• Jet Li (born 1963), Chinese martial artist, actor, Wushu champion, and international film star
• JET Programme, the Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme (teaching English)
• Jet, type of nozzle, used on gas cookers and many other applications
• Jet (lignite), a black or brown semi-precious mineral

See also

• All pages beginning with "Jet"
• All pages with titles containing Jet
• Jett (disambiguation)