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cellula dell'elicottero

English translation: helicopter fuselage

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Italian term or phrase:cellula dell'elicottero
English translation:helicopter fuselage
Entered by: claudiocambon

20:01 Dec 16, 2009
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Aerospace / Aviation / Space / helicopters
Italian term or phrase: cellula dell'elicottero
This is the main body of a helicopter - i.e. the bit between the cockpit and the tail boom. Is there a specific technical term?

Thx in advance

Alison
Alison Kennedy
Italy
Local time: 16:32
helicopter fuselage
Explanation:
As per Google:
http://www.google.com/#hl=en&q=helicopter fuselage&fp=c57393...

Airframe tends to refer to the whole aircraft. When an airline talks about buying planes, for example, they talk about purchasing x number of airframes.

You could even get away with using body, but I'm pretty sure that fuselage is the way to go.


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Note added at 1 day1 hr (2009-12-17 22:00:47 GMT)
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In an airplane, the term fuselage refers to the tube, but not the wings and tail and undercarriage, so you can see by analogy that the term applies to helos as well, that is, to the main body. Airframe, even under the Garzanti definition provided by Monia, instead covers the whole animal.
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claudiocambon
United States
Local time: 07:32
Grading comment
Thx. This is the correct answer I sat on it and found a similar reference. This was one of my first guesses. Thx also to other answerers and Happy Xmas to all!
Alison
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1helicopter fuselage
claudiocambon
4airframe
Monia Fanciulletti (X)
4airframe
Jose Caceres


  

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airframe


Explanation:
airframe (Insieme formato da ala, carrello, fusoliera ed impennaggio)

Vedi anche: L'inglese tecnico e scientifico, Zanichelli; Dizionario aeronautico illustrato, IBN Editore


    Reference: http://www.ulm.it/info/glossario/default_en.htm
Monia Fanciulletti (X)
Local time: 16:32
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Native speaker of: Italian
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
airframe


Explanation:
is the usual term, whether it is a helicopter or a plane

Jose Caceres
Peru
Local time: 09:32
Does not meet criteria
Works in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
helicopter fuselage


Explanation:
As per Google:
http://www.google.com/#hl=en&q=helicopter fuselage&fp=c57393...

Airframe tends to refer to the whole aircraft. When an airline talks about buying planes, for example, they talk about purchasing x number of airframes.

You could even get away with using body, but I'm pretty sure that fuselage is the way to go.


--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 1 day1 hr (2009-12-17 22:00:47 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

In an airplane, the term fuselage refers to the tube, but not the wings and tail and undercarriage, so you can see by analogy that the term applies to helos as well, that is, to the main body. Airframe, even under the Garzanti definition provided by Monia, instead covers the whole animal.

claudiocambon
United States
Local time: 07:32
Meets criteria
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Thx. This is the correct answer I sat on it and found a similar reference. This was one of my first guesses. Thx also to other answerers and Happy Xmas to all!
Alison

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Cedric Randolph
10 hrs
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