That old plane is just a hangar queen now.
hangar queen
idiomA grounded aircraft which is kept so that its parts can be used in other aircraft.
The mechanics stripped parts from the hangar queen to keep the rest of the fleet flying.
Although the airframe remained structurally sound, it became a permanent hangar queen, cannibalized daily to provide essential components for its more active counterparts.
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baked Bean
[Cockney slang]queen
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beauty queen
The female winner of a beauty contest.
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bio queen
A cis female performance artist who performs in female drag at drag shows, or acts like a drag queen.
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drama queen
An overly or exaggeratedly dramatic person, especially a woman or a girl. Or a diva or a narcissist.
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faux queen
A bio queen.
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ice queen
A beautiful but heartless woman.
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Nubian queen
A woman of African heritage, usually a conceited or unpleasant one.
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Queen Anne's dead
That is yesterday's news; everybody knows that already.