53-00-00  FUSELAGE - GENERAL Back

A. General

The fuselage is a semi-monococque structure. It has a pressurized flight compartment, a passenger cabin and a baggage compartment. The nose landing-gear bay, the avionics bay and the tail cone are all in the area of the fuselage which is not pressurized. (Ref. Fig. 1)

B. Main Assemblies

The main assemblies of the fuselage are:
  • The fuselage (Ref. 53-10-00)
  • The auxiliary structure (Ref. 53-20-00)
  • The plates/skin (Ref. 53-30-00)
  • The attachment fittings (Ref.53-40-00)
  • The ventral fuselage (Ref. 53-50-00)

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