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n. - The structure and covering of a plane or rocket (excluding the engines).

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  • Boeing says it purchased 65 percent of the 787 airframe, which is comparable to the 777.
  • The airframe is the first to be built under an agreement between Sikorsky and Changhe Aircraft.
  • The A330 airframe is based on the A300 airframe, which is older than when the B767 airframe was initially designed.
  • The airframe is a "flying - wing" blimp, similar to the w w w. d y n a l i f t e r. c o m cargo blimp, only much much smaller.
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