Fuselage
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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.
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Aircraft fuselages.
- NASA page on fuselage Archived 2016-05-07 at the Wayback Machine
- Institute of Aircraft Design and Lightweight Structures (IFL) Archived 2008-02-19 at the Wayback Machine