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Definition of Hangar queen
1. Noun. An airplane with a bad maintenance record.
Definition of Hangar queen
1. Noun. (idiomatic slang military aviation) A grounded aircraft which is kept so that its parts can be used in other aircraft. ¹
2. Noun. (idiomatic slang aviation) An aircraft which requires a great deal of regular maintenance and has an unfavorable ratio of maintenance time to flight time. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hangar Queen
Literary usage of Hangar queen
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Cia And The U-2 Program, 1954-1974 by Gregory W. Pedlow, Donald E. Welzenbach, Center for the Study of Intelligence (U.S.) (1998)
"... had the more powerful J75 engine that would give it greater altitude, pilots
did not completely trust this aircraft and considered it a "hangar queen. ..."
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