AIRFRAME

Airframe

The airframe of an aircraft is its mechanical structure. It is typically considered to include fuselage, wings and undercarriage and exclude the propulsion system. Airframe design is a field of aerospace engineering that combines aerodynamics, materials technology and manufacturing methods to achieve balances of performance, reliability and cost.

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airframe

Noun

  1. The main body and structure of an aircraft (without the powerplant).
    This airframe has 2600 flight hours on it; the powerplant has just over 800.


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