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Fuselage facts for kids

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Fuselage of a Boeing 737 shown in brown

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.

Images for kids

  • Fuselage Piper PA18

    Piper PA-18 welded tube truss fuselage structure

  • Vickers Wellington Mark X, HE239 'NA-Y', of No. 428 Squadron RCAF (April 1943)

    Geodesic airframe fuselage structure is exposed by battle damage

  • Vans.rv-7.g-kels.arp

    The Van's Aircraft RV-7 of semi-monocoque construction.

  • Fuselage-747

    Sectioned fuselage showing frames, stringers and skin all made of aluminium

  • Fisher FP-202 Koala D-MKOA fuselage

    Inside view of the wooden, fabric-covered fuselage of a Fisher FP-202.

  • Airbus A340 Intérieur Fuselage Arrière

    Interior rear-end of the main passenger level on an Airbus A340, showing the rear bulkhead as well as a doorway opening

  • Boeing 747 Le Bourget FRA 002

    Rough Boeing 747 interior airframe

  • CubCrafters Fuselage

    Fuselage of a CubCrafters Carbon Cub

  • Christen.eagle.2.g-ccyo.arp

    The fuselage can be short, and seemingly unaerodynamic, as in this Christen Eagle

  • Glider fuselage schematic

    Glider fuselage schematic

See also

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