UNIVERSIDAD DE LAS FUERZAS ARMADAS ESPE

UNIDAD DE GESTIN DE TECNOLOGAS

CARRERA DE MECNICA AERONUTICA MENSIN MOTORES
INGLS TCNICO

Datos Informativos:

Estudiantes: Jorge Villagmez, Damin Turez, Fernando Cordero

Curso: 5to B Motores
Paralelo: B
Fecha: 04 05 - 2017
Parcial: 1ero
Tema: The Fuselage

The Fuselage NRC:

Introduction:
Airplanes are transportation devices which are designed to move people and cargo from one place to
another. Airplanes come in many different shapes and sizes depending on the mission of the aircraft
The fuselage is an aircraft's main body section. It holds crew, passengers, and cargo. Single-engine
aircraft it will usually contain an engine, as well, 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.
The fuselage serves as the structure to which parts of the aircraft are attached. Like the wing, the
fuselage can do lots of different jobs, and most of the time, it does lots of them at the same time. they
are:
 Carries Payload
Houses the undercarriage
Its where the pilot and/or crew sit
Houses the aircraft systems
House the engine or engines
Links the wings to the tail unit
Carries weapons

Fuselage Sections: There are three distinct parts of the fuselage:

1. The nose section

2. The centre section
3. The aft or rear section

Types of Fuselage:

Truss structure:
This type of structure is still in use in many lightweight aircraft using welded steel tube trusses. A box
truss fuselage structure can also be built out of woodoften covered with plywood. Simple box
structures may be rounded by the addition of supported lightweight stringers, allowing the fabric
covering to form a more aerodynamic shape, or one more pleasing to the eye.

Monocoque Shell:

In this method, the exterior surface of the fuselage is also the primary
structure. A typical early form of this (see the Lockheed Vega)
was built using molded plywood, where the layers of plywood are
formed over a "plug" or within a mold. A later form of this structure
uses fiberglass cloth impregnated with polyester or epoxy resin,
instead of plywood, as the skin.

Semi-monocoque:
This is the preferred method of constructing an all-aluminum fuselage. First, a series of frames in the
shape of the fuselage cross sections are held in position on a rigid fixture. These frames are then
joined with lightweight longitudinal elements called stringers. These are in turn covered with a skin of
sheet aluminum, attached by riveting or by bonding with special adhesives.
 Materials:
Early aircraft were constructed of wood frames covered in fabric. As monoplanes became popular,
metal frames improved the strength, which eventually led to all-metal aircraft with metal covering all
surfaces. Some modern aircraft are constructed with composite materials for major control surfaces,
wings, or the entire fuselage such as the Boeing 787. On the 787, it makes possible higher
pressurization levels and larger windows for passenger comfort as well as lower weight to reduce
operating costs. The Boeing 787 weighs 1500 lb less than if it were an all-aluminum assembly.

Bibliografa:

https://www.grc.nasa.gov/www/k-12/airplane/fuselage.html
http://www.zoombd24.com/aircraft-components-fuselage-types-components-construction/