airframe
Plane's bare structure
The airframe is the structural body of an aircraft—fuselage, wings, and tail assembly—excluding engines, avionics, and other systems.
The term distinguishes the physical structure from what powers or controls it: The airframe was intact, but the engines had failed.
Airframe hours measure how long a particular aircraft structure has been in service.
Aircraft's central structure
- wingLimb enabling flight
- tailplaneRear aircraft pitch surface
- monocoqueSelf-supporting outer structure
- sparNautical support beam
rib · stringer · bulkhead · skin · longeron · keel · nose · tail
Pressure, mental or vocal
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
- loadCarried weight or burden
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- corrosionChemical wearing away
flutter · vibration · certification · airworthiness · strain · deformation
Element thirteen
- compositeMade of distinct parts
- titaniumElement twenty-two
- alloyMetallic combination
- sheet-metalFlat-rolled thin alloy
honeycomb · fiberglass · magnesium · steel · kevlar · laminate · duralumin
Completely holding one's attention
- weldingHeat-fusing metal pieces
- assemblyConstructing from components
- fabricationDeliberately untrue statement
- toolingIndustrial machinery preparation
jig · fasteners · bonding · machining · forming · stamping · layup · curing
Remove unnecessary elements
- dragResistance through fluid
- liftMechanism for vertical transport
- cross-sectionView through interior
- profileSide-facing outline
fairing · smoothness · interference · shaping
fuselage
Aircraft's central structure
- wingLimb enabling flight
- tailplaneRear aircraft pitch surface
- monocoqueSelf-supporting outer structure
spar · rib · stringer · bulkhead · skin · longeron · keel · nose · tail · canopy
stress
Pressure, mental or vocal
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
- loadCarried weight or burden
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
corrosion · flutter · vibration · certification · airworthiness · strain · deformation
aluminum
Element thirteen
sheet-metal · honeycomb · fiberglass · magnesium · steel · kevlar · laminate · duralumin
riveting
Completely holding one's attention
- weldingHeat-fusing metal pieces
- assemblyConstructing from components
- fabricationDeliberately untrue statement
tooling · jig · fasteners · bonding · machining · forming · stamping · layup · curing · inspection
streamline
Remove unnecessary elements
- dragResistance through fluid
- liftMechanism for vertical transport
- cross-sectionView through interior
profile · fairing · smoothness · interference · shaping
jetliner
Large commercial passenger aircraft
- airlinerLarge commercial passenger plane
- turbopropTurbine-powered propeller engine
- gliderUnpowered flying craft
biplane · monoplane · swept-wing · canard · tailless · narrow-body · wide-body · commuter · freighter · seaplane
- flightflying, fly, flight, airplane, airplanes
- aerospaceairplane, helicopter, rocket, rockets, spacecraft
- aircraft partswing, wings, fuselage, aileron, ailerons
- helicopter partsrotor, tail rotor, rotor blade, blades, rotor blades
- Aircraft Maintenancepreflight check, routine checks, hangars, engine checks, maintenance bay
- dronesUAV, quadcopter, drone operator, camera drone, hexacopter
airframepowerplant
Facility producing electricity
engine · propulsion system · avionics · power plant · motor