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[[File:DH.106 Comet 1 G-ALYW BOAC LAP (2) 12.09.54 edited-3.jpg|thumb|A [[De Havilland Comet 1]] of [[BOAC]] stored cocooned at [[London Heathrow Airport]] after the Comet crashes earlier that year.]]
[[File:DH.106 Comet 1 G-ALYW BOAC LAP (2) 12.09.54 edited-3.jpg|thumb|A [[De Havilland Comet 1]] of [[BOAC]] stored cocooned at [[London Heathrow Airport]] after the Comet crashes in 1954.]]
'''Cocooning''' is the practice of coating stored equipment or machinery (typically aircrafts) for protection.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cocoon|url=http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/cocoon|website=collinsdictionary.com|publisher=Collins|accessdate=14 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Cocooning the Princesses|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1953/1953%20-%200226.PDF|publisher=Flight|accessdate=14 September 2015}}</ref>
'''Cocooning''' is the practice of coating stored equipment or machinery (typically aircraft) for protection.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cocoon|url=http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/cocoon|website=collinsdictionary.com|publisher=Collins|accessdate=14 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Cocooning the Princesses|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1953/1953%20-%200226.PDF|publisher=Flight|accessdate=14 September 2015}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 20:28, 11 April 2016

A De Havilland Comet 1 of BOAC stored cocooned at London Heathrow Airport after the Comet crashes in 1954.

Cocooning is the practice of coating stored equipment or machinery (typically aircraft) for protection.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Cocoon". collinsdictionary.com. Collins. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Cocooning the Princesses" (PDF). Flight. Retrieved 14 September 2015.