Fuselage

The body of the plane is called the fuselage. It is generally a long tube shape.

The body of a plane is called the fuselage.

Most landing gear can be folded into the fuselage during the flight and opened for landing.

The fuselage, or body of the airplane, is a long hollow tube which holds all the pieces of an airplane together.

Federal officials examining the horrifying midflight blowout of part of an Alaska Airlines aircraft’s fuselage are testing the detached piece for clues on what led up to the plane’s “explosive decompression” after the missing piece was discovered in an Oregon backyard.

Wichita, Kansas-based Spirit AeroSystems makes major parts of several Boeing models, including the fuselages for the 737 Max.