Definition of airframe
: the structure of an aircraft, rocket vehicle, or missile without the power plant; also : aircraft
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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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More than 50 are Predators and Reapers, but those airframes cost only $700 million combined, including funds for research.
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1930
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1930
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