fuselage
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They are lifted off the runway by a dual fuselage carrier plane to about 45,000 feet, where they separate, blast off to an altitude of 50 miles above earth and float back down.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
The X-48, a scaled down model of an airliner that blends wing and fuselage to create a single lifting body, flew in 2007.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
The separated fan blade resulted in damage to portions of the engine’s cover and sent engine fragments flying, striking the airplane’s fuselage and its horizontal stabilizer, according to the report.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
January 5: A 737 MAX 9 operated by Alaska Airlines makes an emergency landing after a fuselage panel blows out mid-flight, plunging Boeing back into crisis mode.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
She slides along the fuselage, rips off the hatch, and enters.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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