fuselage

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The fuselage is the primary structure of an aircraft, forming the outer shell.

From Barron's • Dec. 3, 2025

Reuters, citing industry sources, reported an industrial-quality issue affecting fuselage panels of several dozen aircraft in the A320 family.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 1, 2025

Preliminary information showed that the wing of the Roanoke-bound plane made contact with the fuselage of the plane arriving from Charlotte, Delta said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 2, 2025

Inside, skylights cut into the rounded ceiling suggest a fuselage bathed in daylight.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2025

A squiggle of turbulence, or a crewman walking inside the fuselage, would tip the plane off its axis.

From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand