: the structure of an aircraft, rocket vehicle, or missile without the power plant
also
: aircraft
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What's more, it's supposed to pack the VTOL lift fan and direct thrust technology developed by Lockheed Martin and partners (at a cost of billions of dollars) into an airframe only 6 feet long (1.8 m) with a wingspan of 5 feet (1.5 m).
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David Szondy, New Atlas, 13 Dec. 2024
The aluminum skin wrapped around an airframe is typically around a millimeter thick.
—Ryan Erik King / Jalopnik, Quartz, 21 Oct. 2024
The preliminary report shows all flight control surfaces were intact and the engine was still attached to the airframe.
—Craig Shoup, The Tennessean, 10 Oct. 2024
As for the 787s that had already been delivered previously with these out-of-conformance gaps and are today flying around the world — about 980 jets — Boeing studied whether there is a long-term risk that their airframes could age more quickly and potentially fail.
—Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 10 Apr. 2024
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David Szondy, New Atlas, 13 Dec. 2024
The aluminum skin wrapped around an airframe is typically around a millimeter thick.
—Ryan Erik King / Jalopnik, Quartz, 21 Oct. 2024
The preliminary report shows all flight control surfaces were intact and the engine was still attached to the airframe.
—Craig Shoup, The Tennessean, 10 Oct. 2024
As for the 787s that had already been delivered previously with these out-of-conformance gaps and are today flying around the world — about 980 jets — Boeing studied whether there is a long-term risk that their airframes could age more quickly and potentially fail.
—Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 10 Apr. 2024
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“Airframe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airframe. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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airframe
noun
air·frame
ˈa(ə)r-ˌfrām 
ˈe(ə)r-
: the structure of an aircraft, rocket vehicle, or missile without the engine and related parts
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