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Definition of Airframe
1. Noun. The framework and covering of an airplane or rocket (excluding the engines).
Definition of Airframe
1. Noun. The main body and structure of an aircraft (without the powerplant). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Airframe
1. the framework and external covering of an airplane [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Airframe
Literary usage of Airframe
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Global Competitiveness of U. S. Advanced-Technology Manufacturing Industries ...by DIANE Publishing Company by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"... the finished product In return for the transfer of airframe technology, General
Dynamics will receive all new technologies emerging from the project, ..."
2. A Look at Tomorrow's Tactical Air Forces by Lane Pierrot, Jo A. Vines, Shaun Black (1997)
"CBO estimated five elements of procurement cost—airframe, avionics, ... airframe and
avionics account for over half of procurement costs and were estimated ..."
3. Decadal Survey of Civil Aeronautics: Foundation for the Future by National Research Council (U.S.). (2006)
"Ultralight- weight airframe designs would increase these payoffs. ... Several NASA
and DoD ultralight airframe programs have produced prototype ..."
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