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[[File:737-700f.gif|thumb|250px|Fuselage of a [[Boeing 737]] shown in brown]]
The  '''fuselage''' (from the [[French language|French]] ''fuselé'', meaning "[[Spindle (textiles)|spindle]]-shaped") is the main body section of an [[aircraft]]. It holds the crew and passengers or [[cargo]], as well as an [[engine]] in many cases. It is often made out of a metal, such as [[aluminium]].

== Fuselage Media ==
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File:Fuselage Piper PA18.JPG|[[Piper PA-18]] welded tube truss fuselage structure

File:Truss-type fuselage structure.png|Some older types of aircraft design utilized open truss structure constructed of wood, steel, or aluminum tubing.{{rp|3-3}}

File:Vickers Wellington Mark X, HE239 'NA-Y', of No. 428 Squadron RCAF (April 1943).png|The [[geodetic airframe]] of a [[Vickers Wellington]], visible as a result of damage sustained to the fuselage skin on the aircraft's tail

File:vans.rv-7.g-kels.arp.jpg|The [[Van's Aircraft RV-7]] of semi-monocoque construction

File:Fuselage-747.jpg|Sectioned fuselage of a [[Boeing 747]] showing formers, [[Stringer (aeronautics)|stringers]] and skin all made of [[aluminium]]

File:Fisher FP-202 Koala D-MKOA fuselage.jpg|Inside view of the wooden, fabric-covered fuselage of a [[Fisher FP-202 Koala|Fisher FP-202]].

File:Airbus A340 Intérieur Fuselage Arrière.JPG|Interior rear-end of the main passenger level on an [[Airbus A340]], showing the rear [[Rear pressure bulkhead|bulkhead]] as well as a doorway opening

File:Boeing 747 Le Bourget FRA 002.jpg|Rough [[Boeing 747]] interior [[airframe]]

File:CubCrafters Fuselage.jpg|Fuselage of a [[CubCrafters CC11-160 Carbon Cub SS|CubCrafters Carbon Cub]]
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== Other websites ==
{{Commons category|Aircraft fuselages}}
*[http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/airplane/fuselage.html NASA page on fuselage] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160507062353/http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/airplane/fuselage.html |date=2016-05-07 }}
*[http://www.ifl.tu-bs.de/ Institute of Aircraft Design and Lightweight Structures (IFL)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080219105922/http://www.ifl.tu-bs.de/ |date=2008-02-19 }}

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