flyworthy

adj

flyworthy

adj

Etymology From fly + -worthy.

1

Capable of flight; airworthy

[…] formations were so decimated that, apart from the special air units stationed at Stalino and Makeyevka, the Germans stopped referring to their aircraft as part of a group or squadron, and classified them only as flyworthy or unflyworthy.1985, Janusz Piekalkiewicz, The Air War, 1939-1945:
With two aircraft riddled with hits and no longer flyworthy, the balance four flights were called off.2010, Raj K. Mehta, Lost Victory:

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Although seemingly complete, even to the non-aviator the craft was blatantly not fly-worthy as parts of the fuselage carried gaping holes.2013, Nicholas Frankcom, Missing Louise:

Synonyms: flyable

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