fuselage Definition
fu·selage (fyo̵̅o̅′sə läz̸h′; -zə-; -läj′, --lij′-)
noun
the body of an airplane, exclusive of the wings, tail assembly, and engines
Etymology: Fr < fuselé, tapering (< OFr fus, spindle < L fusus) + -age, -age
fuselage Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- aircraft: The camera was usually fixed to the side of the fuselage of the aircraft, or operated through an aperture in the floor.
- plane: MULDER: Looks like the fuselage of a plane.
Converse of object
- have: This was supposed to be a rebuild of the earlier aircraft but had a new fuselage, wings, tail and engine.
- lengthen: Known as the Kittyhawk IV in RAF service the aircraft also featured a lengthened fuselage and redesigned canopy.
- feature: The livery features a blue fuselage with red highlights, the opposite to the existing fleet of red aircraft with blue highlights.
Adjective modifier
- aft: The aft fuselage, at the back, houses the main engines that provide the other 29 per cent of thrust required for launch.
- rear: In the ferry mission extended wing tips were added to the aircraft, the ' combat tips ' being stored in the rear fuselage.
- forward: The aircraft has no cannons mounted in the forward fuselage.
- upper: The trial wings were mounted vertically on the upper rear fuselage.
- front: The nose wheel is raised backward into front fuselage.
- main: All of the crew took emergency landing positions which were in the main fuselage of the aircraft to prepare for a crash landing.
Modifies a noun
- side: We also found the verse opposite pasted on the fuselage side - we didn't know Vera Lynn worked for Fly B-N!
- length: Fuselage length is 32 inches - wingspan is 36 inches!
- half: These were carefully trimmed to ensure the two fuselage halves could close neatly around them.
- section: To maintain the center of gravity, a new fuselage section was inserted in front of the cockpit.
- tank: The K3 can carry 78 tons of fuel incorporating a fuselage fuel tank.
- structure: Current status: Fuselage structure complete except for the engine cowling.
Noun used with modifier
- aircraft: The operating carrier will be identified by its logo located on the forward part of the aircraft fuselage below the Star Alliance name.
- center: The Jaguar is equipped with two 30mm Aden cannons installed in gun bays in the lower center fuselage.
- wing: The data were collected in Poland and the results allowed to identify the critical loading paths from engine nacelle to the wing fuselage section.
Browse dictionary entries near fuselage
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