hangar queen | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic,slang,military,aviation)Agroundedaircraftwhich is kept so that its parts can be used in other aircraft.1944January 10, “‘Hangar Queen’”, inTime, retrieved12 July 2008: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 aircraft which requires a great deal of regularmaintenanceand has anunfavorableratioof maintenance time to flight time.2011October 30, Mark M. Miller, “Second thoughts about the F-35”, inToronto Star, Canada, retrieved30 October 2011, pageA19:[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 potentialhanger-queenlike the F-22 Raptor.

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