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| | # {{idiomatic|slang|military|aviation}} A [[grounded]] [[airplane]] which is kept so that its parts can be used in other airplanes. | | # {{idiomatic|slang|military|aviation}} A [[grounded]] [[airplane]] which is kept so that its parts can be used in other airplanes. |
| - | #* '''1944''' Jan. 10, "[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,850866,00.html 'Hangar Queen']," [[w:Time (magazine)|Time]]'' <small>(retrieved 12 July 2008)</small>: | + | #* '''1944''' Jan. 10, "[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,850866,00.html 'Hangar Queen']," ''[[w:Time (magazine)|Time]]'' <small>(retrieved 12 July 2008)</small>: |
| | #*: 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. | | #*: 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. |
| | # {{idiomatic|slang|aviation}} An airplane which requires a great deal of regular [[maintenance]] and has a poor [[ratio]] of maintenance time to flight time. | | # {{idiomatic|slang|aviation}} An airplane which requires a great deal of regular [[maintenance]] and has a poor [[ratio]] of maintenance time to flight time. |
| | + | #* '''2011''' Oct. 30, Mark M. Miller, "[http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1078052--second-thoughts-about-the-f-35 Second thoughts about the F-35]," ''Toronto Star'' (Canada), p. A19 <small>(retrieved 30 Oct 2011)</small>: |
| | + | #*: [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. |
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