Airframe
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The mechanical structure of an aircraft is known as the airframe. This structure is typically considered to include the fuselage, undercarriage, empennage and wings, and excludes the propulsion system
Van's RV-14 cutaway showing its airframe
Rough interior of a Boeing 747 airframe
Wing structure with ribs and one spar
DH106 Comet 3 G-ANLO demonstrating at the 1954 Farnborough Airshow
De Havilland Comet
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The de Havilland DH.106 Comet is a four-engine narrow body aircraft developed and manufactured by de Havilland in the United Kingdom. The world's first commercial jet airliner, the Comet 1 prototype f
Airframe
…to a balsawood core and formed using molds to produce monocoque structures, leading to the development of metal-to-metal bonding used later for the de Havilland Comet and Fokker F27 and F28. Postwar commercial airframe design focused on airliners, on turboprop engines, and then on jet engines. The generally higher…
British European Airways (BEA) Comet 4B arriving at Berlin Tempelhof Airport in 1969
Design studies for the DH.106 Comet 1944–1947 (artist's impression)
Comet 1 prototype (with square windows) at Hatfield Aerodrome in October 1949
Dan-Air Comet 4C cabin at the National Museum of Flight