English Dictionary

hangar queen

名詞

慣用表現 俗語

(idiomatic, slang, military, aviation) A grounded aircraft which is kept so that its parts can be used in other aircraft.

日本語の意味

格納庫に保管され、他の航空機の部品供給のために保持される航空機

The hangar queen sat silently in the corner, its engines cannibalized for parts to keep the squadron flying.

部品取り用に格納庫に置かれているその機体は隅で静かに佇み、部隊が飛び続けられるようエンジンが取り外されていた。

意味（1）

(idiomatic, slang, military, aviation) A grounded aircraft which is kept so that its parts can be used in other aircraft.

In the Air Forces, Hangar Queen is not a proud title. It refers to any grounded plane which is being systematically cannibalized (stripped of its parts) so that other planes may fly.

意味（2）

(idiomatic, slang, aviation) An aircraft which requires a great deal of regular maintenance and has an unfavorable ratio of maintenance time to flight time.

[T]he F-35 . . . was not only meant to be an affordable fifth-generation fighter-bomber for the U.S. and her allies, but also to have lower maintenance costs than aircraft now in service. These claims may also turn out to be inaccurate, with the F-35 a potential hanger-queen like the F-22 Raptor.

hangar queens （ plural ）