In aviation, fuselage means: The main body of an aircraft, which holds the cockpit, the passenger cabin and the cargo holds. The wings and the tail are attached to it.
In Turkish: gövde, uçak gövdesi
How it is used
Used in technical and maintenance English: fuselage skin, forward fuselage, aft fuselage, fuselage damage. Pilots and engineers check it for dents and damage during the walkaround.
Example sentences
A catering truck hit the fuselage near the rear door.
The engineers found a small crack in the fuselage skin during the inspection.
Common collocations
fuselage skin
forward fuselage
aft fuselage
fuselage damage
Related terms
aircraftAny machine that flies by being held up by the air, such as an airliner, a helicopter or a glider. In airline work it usually means the plane itself.
wingEach of the two long surfaces on the sides of an aircraft that produce lift. On airliners the wings often carry the engines and hold most of the fuel.
walkaroundThe visual check of the outside of an aircraft before a flight, in which a pilot or an engineer walks around it looking for damage, leaks or anything unusual.
defectA fault in a part or system of an aircraft that must be recorded and then either repaired or formally deferred before the next flight.
