fuselage
noun/ˈfjuːzəˌlɑːʒ/ · /ˈfjuːsəˌlɑːʒ/
Etymology Borrowed from French fuselage. Ultimately from Latin fūsus (“spindle, spinning wheel”). For the meaning development, compare rocket, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *rukkô (“spinning wheel, distaff”) (whence also English rock (“distaff, the flax or wool on a distaff”)).
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Aeronautics, Aerospace, Business, Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences The main body of an aerospace vehicle; the long central structure of an aircraft to which the wings (or rotors), tail, and engines are attached, and which accommodates crew and cargo.
- Federal officials examining the horrifying midflight blowout of part of an Alaska Airlines aircraft’s fuselage are testing the detached piece for clues on what led up to the plane’s “explosive decompression” after the missing piece was discovered in an Oregon backyard.2024 January 8, Paradise Afshar, Elizabeth Wolfe, Gregory Wallace, Pete Muntean, “New details emerge on piece of Alaska Airlines plane that blew off midflight as investigators probe ‘explosive decompression’”, in CNN, archived from the original on 29 Apr 2024:
- Wichita, Kansas-based Spirit AeroSystems makes major parts of several Boeing models, including the fuselages for the 737 Max.2024 March 1, Chris Isidore, Gregory Wallace, “Boeing wants to buy back the company that builds the body of its troubled Max planes”, in CNN Business, archived from the original on 13 Apr 2024: