Fuselage
The fuselage (from the French fuselé, meaning "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
Piper PA-18 welded tube truss fuselage structure
Some older types of aircraft design utilized open truss structure constructed of wood, steel, or aluminum tubing.:3-3
Geodesic airframe fuselage structure is exposed by battle damage
The Van's Aircraft RV-7 of semi-monocoque construction
Sectioned fuselage showing formers, stringers and skin all made of aluminium
Inside view of the wooden, fabric-covered fuselage of a Fisher FP-202.
Interior rear-end of the main passenger level on an Airbus A340, showing the rear bulkhead as well as a doorway opening
Rough Boeing 747 interior airframe
Fuselage of a CubCrafters Carbon Cub
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Other websites
- NASA page on fuselage Archived 2016-05-07 at the Wayback Machine
- Institute of Aircraft Design and Lightweight Structures (IFL) Archived 2008-02-19 at the Wayback Machine
