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The helicopters came under fire, according to Caine, and one was hit but remained flyable.—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2026 One of the helicopters was hit, but remained flyable.—Luis Martinez, ABC News, 3 Jan. 2026 One of our aircraft was hit but remained flyable.—Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 3 Jan. 2026 Every wire, motor, and circuit was rethought to minimize size while keeping the drone flyable.—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for flyable