Definition of airframe
: the structure of an aircraft, rocket vehicle, or missile without the power plant; also : aircraft
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There’s a new very modern glass cockpit and a stronger composite airframe that will reduce weight and vibration.
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The airframes are constructed at the company's Jacksonville, Fla., facility, and the systems integration and final assemblies are completed in Bloomfield.
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There have been recent advancements in the airframe, cargo handling, and a digital cockpit.
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It was also supposed to increase the lifespan of aircraft by putting less stress on their airframes.
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If Boeing were to win, the necessary military modifications to the airframe would likely be done during final assembly on the Renton production line — perhaps even on the same dedicated military line now churning out the P-8s.
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Kawasaki’s piece of the 777 airframe, the large curved aluminum panels for the forward and center fuselage sections, doesn’t change for the 777X.
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There, Japan’s aerospace companies became suppliers to Boeing, and more recently Airbus, and now make as much as 35 percent of the Boeing 787’s airframe, according to Boeing Japan.
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Using the MiG-29 airframe will allow Russian designers to speed up the development process.
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First Known Use of airframe
1930
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