airworthinessn.
/ˈɛːˌwəːðɪnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈɛrˌwərðinᵻs/ Of an aircraft, etc.: the condition of being airworthy.
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airworthiness1907
1907 Washington Post 15 Sept. e3/6 Morrell while having the greatest confidence in the practicality and airworthiness of his contrivance has persuaded her to stay on the ground for a while.
1932 E. D. Fite Govt. by Cooperation ii. iv. 96 State regulation of aviation, in the states where it exists, in general insists on the federal requirements as to airworthiness of aircraft.
1955 Times 23 May 6/2 The results..will be reviewed by the Air Registration Board, and their bearing on airworthiness certification will be considered.
1979 O. Davies in Omni Bk. of Space 185 Everything that flies in the air in the United States of America carrying one or more passengers must possess a ‘certificate of airworthiness’ issued by the FAA.
2003 E. J. Erickson Defeat in Detail 360 Only three aircraft remained in a dubious state of airworthiness.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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