flyworthy

English

Alternative forms

• fly-worthy

Etymology

From fly +‎ -worthy.

Adjective

flyworthy (comparative more flyworthy, superlative most flyworthy)

1. Capable of flight; airworthy
   • 1985, Janusz Piekalkiewicz, The Air War, 1939-1945:

     […] 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.

   • 2010, Raj K. Mehta, Lost Victory:

     With two aircraft riddled with hits and no longer flyworthy, the balance four flights were called off.

   • 2013, Nicholas Frankcom, Missing Louise:

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

Synonyms

• flyable

Antonyms

• unflyworthy