Definition of fuselage
:the central body portion of an aircraft designed to accommodate the crew and the passengers or cargo — see airplane illustration
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The other is squarer, with a central fuselage flanked by architectural fender assemblies with openings between them and the main body.
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Power-Generating Windmills In the very rare occurrence that an aircraft loses all power mid-flight, many modern planes are furnished with a small propeller that deploys from either a wing or the fuselage.
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Cirrus, based in Duluth, Minn., says the Vision is unique with its single-engine, carbon-fiber fuselage and Cirrus’ whole-plane parachute, which allows a pilot to float the entire aircraft to earth in event of an insurmountable midair emergency.
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There on the fuselage, about two-thirds of the way from the plane’s nose to its tail, is a rectangular patch that shines a peculiar silver on the aircraft’s dusky skin.
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With cherry-red accents on its clean white fuselage, the plane stands 10 feet high and is about 30 feet long — a toy-like stature dwarfed by the 50-foot jets around the airfield.
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In the French capital this year, Leahy is likely to secure further orders for the A350 wide-body aircraft, featuring a composite fuselage that reduces fuel burn, and the A330neo, a decades-old model that’s been given a life-extending new engine.
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They were joined by two medics and an interpreter, who added welcome body heat to the cramped fuselage.
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Now the fuselages built by robots are noticeably free of temporary fasteners.
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Origin and Etymology of fuselage
borrowed from French, from fuselé "spindle-shaped" (from past participle of fuseler "to give the shape of a spindle to," going back to Middle French, derivative of fusel "spindle," diminutive of fus "spindle," going back to Latin fūsus, of obscure origin) + -age -age
FUSELAGE Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of fuselage for English Language Learners
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: the main part of an airplane : the part of an airplane that holds the crew, passengers, and cargo
FUSELAGE Defined for Kids
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Definition of fuselage for Students
:the part of an airplane that holds the crew, passengers, and cargo
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