: the structure of an aircraft, rocket vehicle, or missile without the power plant
also
: aircraft
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In effect, this creates a financial bias towards product line consolidations and against airframe innovation.
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Dean Donovan, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Ideas for radical improvements of airframes are available.
—Dean Donovan, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
It should be noted that airframes are used to save weight.
—Ryan Erik King / Jalopnik, Quartz, 21 Oct. 2024
And if all else fails, the plane has a manually deployable airframe parachute.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2024
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Dean Donovan, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Ideas for radical improvements of airframes are available.
—Dean Donovan, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
It should be noted that airframes are used to save weight.
—Ryan Erik King / Jalopnik, Quartz, 21 Oct. 2024
And if all else fails, the plane has a manually deployable airframe parachute.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Airframe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airframe. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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airframe
noun
air·frame
ˈa(ə)r-ˌfrām 
ˈe(ə)r-
: the structure of an aircraft, rocket vehicle, or missile without the engine and related parts
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