airframe
noun[C]
uk/ˈeə.freɪm/us/ˈer.freɪm/thebodyof anaircraft:
（飞机的）机身，机体Themilitaryboughtenginesand airframesseparately, then did thefinalassembly.军方分别购买了发动机和机身，然后完成最后组装。
- During the first fewminutesofclimbis when the airframe andenginesare undermaximumload.
- The company'sgreatesttechnologicalachievementliesin thecomputerizedproductiontechnologybehind the airframes.
- It's the same airframe, but theavionicsarebetter.
- Thecockpitvoicerecordingpickedup an airframerattle.
- GE,NASAand all themajorairframemanufacturersareinvolved.
Air travel: fixed-wing aircraft & helicopters
- air taxi
- airliner
- airplane
- amphibian
- biplane
- chopper
- copter
- crop duster
- dive-bomber
- hang-glider
- helicopter
- interceptor
- jumbo jet
- shuttle
- superplane
- UAV
- ultralight
- vertical take-off
- VTOL
- warplane