The main body of the airplane that holds the cargo and passengers.
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Why is the fuselage on an airliner circular-shaped?
Consider the fuselage of an A300. I have noticed this not only with airliners, but also for private jets and turboprops: why is the fuselage circular-shaped? Why don't aircraft have square-shaped fuselage? Does it have to do with too much drag?
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Why did water come into USAirways Flight 1549 if an airplane is sealed and pressurized?
Airplanes are supposed to be air-tight and pressurized.
However, when USAirways Flight 1549 landed on the Hudson river; water started to come into the airplane.
How is this possible if the airplane is sealed? Was there a crack in the fuselage?
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How much does (or can) the fuselage of a long aircraft flex?
How much will the unsupported ends of an airliner's fuselage droop in level flight?
In turbulence, how much vertical movement will they experience relative to the wing?
And finally, in extreme conditions, what is the expected limit of such…
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Is bleed air for fuselage pressurization at altitude purified or sterile/ If so how is this done
I just saw in the news, The epidemic deadly airborne disease Ebola has started killing people once again in Africa. Aircraft to and from the EU, the US and the rest of world fly over this deadly zone on a daily basis. People driving in ANY Tesla…
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