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unflyable

  • a word derived from fly.
    fly
    noun
    any of numerous two-winged insects of the order Diptera, especially of the family Muscidae, as the common housefly.

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Pentagon spokesman Brig Gen Pat Ryder told reporters the drone was "unflyable and uncontrollable", adding the collision also likely damaged the Russian aircraft.

From BBC Mar. 16, 2023

"Because of the damage, we were in a position to have to essentially crash into the Black Sea," Brigadier General Pat Ryder told reporters, adding that the drone was basically unflyable after the damage.

From Reuters Mar. 14, 2023

Before dawn broke, heavily armed Taliban fighters walked through hangars, passing some of the seven CH-46 helicopters the State Department used in its evacuations before rendering them unflyable.

From Fox News Aug. 31, 2021

Before dawn broke, heavily armed Taliban fighters walked through hangars on the military side, passing some of the seven CH-46 helicopters the State Department used in its evacuations before rendering them unflyable.

From Seattle Times Aug. 30, 2021

A part of me will always be unflyable, stuck in the climb.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein