abstract:The fuselage (; from the French fuselé "spindle-shaped") is an aircraft's main body section that holds crew and passengers or cargo. In single-engine aircraft it will usually contain an engine, although in some amphibious aircraft the single engine is mounted on a pylon attached to the fuselage which in turn is used as a floating hull.
Le chasseur au fuselage profilé a effectué un vol d'une quinzaine de minutes avant de se poser sans problème apparent, selon des témoins cités dans des articles de presse.