Fuselage

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Aerospace & Automotive Dictionary
Definition

An aerospace and automotive concept defining a technical component, process, or performance measure used in vehicle design, production, or operation. It applies when relevant engineering prerequisites are satisfied and produces defined effects on safety, efficiency, reliability, or manufacturability.

Fuselage

Engineering & Applied Technologies Dictionary
Definition
The main longitudinal shell of an aircraft that provides enclosed volume for crew, passengers and cargo, houses systems and attachments, and forms a primary structural load path that transmits forces between aerodynamic lifting surfaces (wings, empennage), landing gear attachments and other major assemblies; when applicable, it also constitutes the pressurized hull.