Musical composer, Milt Franklyn died in the middle of production on this cartoon, so the musical score was completed by William Lava, he became the studio's new musical score director. The scene where Sylvester tries to capture Tweety with a net is where the Lava music starts.
Long before the advent of Nike sports goods, there was indeed a Nike missile in the U.S. arsenal. Both were named for the Greek goddess of victory, Nike.
The title is a parody of the jet age which is a period of history defined by the social change brought about by the advent of large aircraft powered by turbine engines.
Final Sylvester and Tweety cartoon directed by Friz Freleng before the original Warner Bros. Cartoons shut down in 1963.
The two sleepy crows that observe Tweety's flight might have been a nod to the popular animated bird duo Heckle and Jekyll.