airworthy

[ air-wur-th ee ]

/ ˈɛərˌwɜr ði /

(of an aircraft) meeting established standards for safe flight; equipped and maintained in condition to fly.

Origin of airworthy

First recorded in 1820–30; air¹ + -worthy

air·wor·thi·ness, noun un·air·wor·thy, adjective

airtsy-mairtsy, airwash, airwaves, airway, airwoman, airworthy, airy, airy disc, airy-fairy, ais, aisha

The FAA will have to certify SpaceShipTwo as airworthy, but there are as yet no protocols in place for that process.

Tycoons in Space: One in Orbit and One Still Grounded |Clive Irving |October 5, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Without wings or control surfaces, it is obviously not airworthy.

By Proxy |Gordon Randall Garrett
This is to notify you that the aircraft in question has been inspected and found to be not airworthy.

By Proxy |Gordon Randall Garrett
The law says that it can't leave the ground unless it's airworthy.

By Proxy |Gordon Randall Garrett

The inventor thinks they will be compact and just as airworthy as ocean liners are seaworthy.

The Boy's Book of New Inventions |Harry E. Maule

airworthy

/ (ˈɛəˌwɜːðɪ) /

(of an aircraft) safe to fly

airworthiness, noun