flight line
Where planes wait
A flight line is the area of an airfield where aircraft are parked, serviced, and prepared for flight.
It typically refers to the paved apron or ramp adjacent to hangars and runways: Ground crews worked the flight line all night preparing jets for the morning sortie.
The term is especially common in military aviation.
Paved airport surface
- hangarAircraft storage structure
- taxiwayAircraft ground route
- apronWaist-tied protective garment
- marshallingOrganizing into proper order
ground crew · preflight · postflight · turnaround · dispatch · fueling · chocks · towbar
Military aviation unit
- sortieArmed raid outward
- scrambleMix into disorder
- alertWarning or watchfulness
- readySuitable for use now
armament · munitions · ordnance · crew chief · security · patrol · deployment · airbase
Formal assessment of condition
- servicingPerforming routine maintenance
- mechanicVehicle maintenance professional
- toolboxContainer for implements
- hydraulicsStudy of pressurized liquids
avionics · diagnostics · troubleshooting · checklist · overhaul · repairs · lubrication · calibration
tarmac
Paved airport surface
marshalling · ground crew · preflight · postflight · turnaround · dispatch · fueling · chocks · towbar · pushback
squadron
Military aviation unit
ready · armament · munitions · ordnance · crew chief · security · patrol · deployment · airbase · combat
inspection
Formal assessment of condition
- servicingPerforming routine maintenance
- mechanicVehicle maintenance professional
- toolboxContainer for implements
hydraulics · avionics · diagnostics · troubleshooting · checklist · overhaul · repairs · lubrication · calibration · wear
hangar
Aircraft storage structure
concrete · lights · markings · revetment · shelter · fuel depot · control tower · dispersal · barrier · netting
flight lineboneyard
Informal burial ground
aircraft graveyard · runway · hangar · storage facility · administrative building
flight lineboneyard
Informal burial ground
aircraft graveyard · long-term storage · salvage yard · scrapyard · museum display
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