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Merlin's the magic word for our troops
Nov 16th, 2009 - Mirror.co.uk
The first of six urgently-needed RAF Merlin helicopters is loaded on to a transport aircraft bound for Afghanistan. Upgraded and reinforced, it is set to beef up the heavily-stretched air support moving troops around war-torn Helmand...
Passengers hug Southwest pilot after landing
Jul 14th, 2009 - MSNBC
CHARLESTON, West Virginia - Passengers on a Southwest Airlines plane applauded and hugged the pilot for a safe emergency landing in West Virginia after a hole measuring 1 foot by 1 foot appeared in the fuselage. Passenger Michael Cunningham...
Jet makes landing with football-sized hole
Jul 13th, 2009 - CNN
(CNN) -- A Southwest Airlines jet made an emergency landing in Charleston, West Virginia, on Monday after a football-sized hole in its fuselage caused the cabin to depressurize...
Couple floats into zero gravity nuptials
Jun 20th, 2009 - Reuters
ABOARD G-FORCE ONE (Reuters) - The bride wore white and earrings resembling tiny planets, the groom a tuxedo and cuff links shaped like spacecraft, and the wedding party attended in blue jump suits.
NM helicopter pilot died of exposure, injuries
Jun 16th, 2009 - The Seattle Times
A New Mexico state police helicopter pilot died of hypothermia complicated by injuries he received in a crash during a mountain rescue mission, the state medical examiner's office said Tuesday.

Fuselage videos from YouTube:

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Qantas emergency, hole in fuselage
Qantas flight made an emergency landing in Manila about 1:20pm after the cabin depressurised due to the hole in the fuselage.
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Airbus A380 Wing-Fuselage Testing
Airbus A380 Wing-Fuselage Testing in Germany. In one year time worth of 25 years of flying is tested in a test jig.
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RAPTOR 70 TT AGUSTA A109 fuselage
firts flight raptor 70 with thunder tiger AGUSTA a109
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TREX 600 with Bell 222 fuselage
Trex 600 with bell 222 fuselage. All lights and retract can be controlled with only one switch.

Fuselage from WikiPedia:

The fuselage (from the French fuselé "spindle-shaped") is an aircraft's main body section that holds crew and passengers or cargo. In single-engine aircraft it will usually contain an engine, 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 also serves to position control and stabilization surfaces in specific relationships to lifting surfaces, required for aircraft stability and maneuverability.

The structural elements resemble those of a bridge, with emphasis on using linked triangular elements. The aerodyamic shape is completed by additional elements called formers and stringers and is then covered with fabric and painted.