(aeronautics) The main body of anaerospace vehicle; the long central structure of anaircraft to which the wings (or rotors), tail, and engines are attached, and which accommodatescrew andcargo.[from 1909]
2024 January 8, Paradise Afshar, Elizabeth Wolfe, Gregory Wallace and Pete Muntean, “New details emerge on piece of Alaska Airlines plane that blew off midflight as investigators probe ‘explosive decompression’”, inCNN[1]:
Federal officials examining the horrifying midflight blowout of part of an Alaska Airlines aircraft’sfuselage 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 March 1, Chris Isidore and Gregory Wallace, “Boeing wants to buy back the company that builds the body of its troubled Max planes”, inCNN[2]:
Wichita, Kansas-based Spirit AeroSystems makes major parts of several Boeing models, including thefuselages for the 737 Max.
