Fit, safe, or suitable for flying through the air, especially used to describe aircraft or birds in good condition.
Compound of 'flight' and 'worthy' (from Old English 'weorðe' meaning valuable or deserving). This modern term parallels 'seaworthy' and became common with aviation in the 20th century.
Just like ships need to be 'seaworthy,' planes need to be 'flightworthy'—but the consequences of failure are much more dramatic when you're 35,000 feet up in the air instead of on the ocean.
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