hangar bay
Ship storage chamber
A hangar bay is a large enclosed space within a ship, space station, or military vessel where aircraft or spacecraft are stored, maintained, and launched.
The term appears frequently in science fiction—starships have hangar bays for shuttles and fighters—but also describes real compartments on aircraft carriers and amphibious assault ships: The damaged helicopter was towed back to the hangar bay.
- aircraftAirborne transportation vehicle
- carrierOne that transports
- deckShip's flat surface
- landingDescent's final moment
- landing gearAircraft ground support apparatus
takeoff · fighter · pilot · deck crew · air traffic · control tower · mechanic · spacecraft · docking · cargo hold · maintenance · fuselage · wings · elevator · blast · doors · force field · cavernous
hangar bayopen sky
Unobstructed atmosphere above
runway · flight deck · landing strip · airspace · outer space
hangar baycatapult
Siege engine for launching
ejection port · airlock · flight path · combat zone · in-flight
hangar bayairspace
Regulated overhead flight zone
open sky · flight corridor · air lane · aerospace · atmosphere