Airworthiness

/ˈɛrwɜrðinəs/ noun

Definition

The quality or condition of being safe and suitable for flight; the official qualification that allows an aircraft to legally fly.

Etymology

From 'airworthy' + abstract noun suffix -ness (from Old English). Emerged in early aviation (1910s) as a technical and legal requirement for aircraft certification.

Kelly Says

Airworthiness certificates are the official 'permission slip' for airplanes, checked by inspectors who verify everything from wings to engines—without proving airworthiness, your plane stays grounded no matter how fancy it looks.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
የአየር ጉዞ ችግር
ye-a-yer gu-zo tch-ger
ARالعربية
لائحة الطيران
la-i-hat al-ti-ran
BNবাংলা
উড়ানের যোগ্যতা
u-ri-an-er yog-ya-ta
CACatalà
aptitud per a volar
a-ptitud per a vo-lar
CSČeština
letovladnost
le-tov-lad-nost
DADansk
flyveegnethed
flyve-e-gne-thed
DEDeutsch
Flugausstattung
flu-gaus-tat-tung
ELΕλληνικά
ετοιμότητα πτήσης
e-toimo-tita p-tisis
ESEspañol
aptitud para volar
a-ptitud par-a vo-lar
FAفارسی
مقررات پرواز
maq-ra-rat-e para-vaz
FISuomi
lennokelpoisuus
len-no-ke-loi-pois-uus
FRFrançais
aptitude à la vol
a-ptitude a la vol
GUGU
વડોગત
va-do-gat
HAHA
yakin da tsawa
ya-kin da ts-awa
HEעברית
יכולת טיסה
y-cho-let t-isa
HIहिन्दी
उड़ान योग्यता
u-daan yo-g-ya-ta
HUMagyar
léteképeség
lete-ke-pes-eg
IDBahasa Indonesia
kelayakan terbang
ke-lay-a-kan ter-bang
IGIG
nwata fit
nwa-ta fit
ITItaliano
idoneità di volo
i-do-ne-ta di vo-lo
JA日本語
飛行適性
hikou teisei
KKKK
хабарлылық
khabarly-lyk
KMKM
សមត្ថភាពចढ़
sa-mot-tha-phea ch-der
KO한국어
비행 적합성
bi-haeng jeok-hap-seong
MRMR
उड्डयन योग्यता
ud-d-yan yo-g-ya-ta
MSBahasa Melayu
kelayakan terbang
ke-lay-a-kan ter-bang
MYမြန်မာ
လေကြောင်း တက်ကြောင်း
lay-kyaing tet-kya-ng
NLNederlands
vliegbereidheid
vlie-be-reid-heid
NONorsk
flyvedyktighet
flyve-dyk-tighet
PAPA
ਉਡાਣ ਸ capa-bility
u-daan sa-pa-bil-i-ty
PLPolski
lotność
lot-no-sht
PTPortuguês
aptidão para voo
a-ptida-o par-a voo
RORomână
aptitud de zbor
a-ptitud de z-bor
RUРусский
летная годность
letnaya godnost
SVSvenska
flygduglighet
flyg-du-gli-het
SWKiswahili
ustaarishaji wa ndege
us-ta-ar-isha-ji wa nde-ge
TAதமிழ்
விமான தகுதி
vi-ma-an tha-g-thi
TEతెలుగు
విమాన అర్హత
vi-ma-an ar-ha-ta
THไทย
ความสามารถในการบิน
kwan-sam-a-rat i-dan-bin
TLTL
kakayahang mag-byahe
ka-ka-ya-hang mag-bya-he
TRTürkçe
uçma uygunluğu
uç-ma yo-ğun-lu-ğu
UKУкраїнська
літньоздатність
lit-nyoz-dat-nist
URاردو
حمل کی صلاحیت
haml ki sa-la-yat
VITiếng Việt
tính khả năng bay
tinh kha-na-ng bay
YOYO
iṣẹ awọn
i-ṣẹ a-won
ZH中文
适航性
shìhángxìng
ZUZU
ukuthula kwesifundo
u-ku-thu-la kwes-i-fun-do

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