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• Monocoque — (pronounced /ˈmɒnɵkɒk/ or /ˈmɒnɵkoʊk/) is a construction technique that supports structural load by using an object s external skin, as opposed to using an internal frame or truss that is then covered with a non load bearing skin or… …   Wikipedia

• monocoque — [män′ə käk΄, män′əkōk΄] adj. [Fr < mono ,MONO + coque, a shell < L coccum, scarlet berry < Gr kokkos, a seed] 1. designating or of a kind of construction, as of a rocket, in which the skin or outer shell bears all or most of the stresses …   English World dictionary

• monocoque — /mon euh kohk , kok /, n. 1. a type of boat, aircraft, or rocket construction in which the shell carries most of the stresses. 2. Auto. a type of vehicular construction in which the body is combined with the chassis as a single unit. adj. 3. of,… …   Universalium

• monocoque — A type of aircraft structure in which the skin takes almost all the loads. A monocoque structure is a thin walled tube or shell that may have rings, bulkheads, or formers installed within and held together by stringers. In some definitions, there …   Aviation dictionary

• monocoque — [1] A design of a vehicle s body where a single shell has the engine and suspension attached to it in various places to spread the load evenly over the whole shell. Holes are cut only to install the engine and allow the driver to get into it.… …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• monocoque — noun Etymology: French, from mon + coque shell, probably from Latin coccum kermes more at cocoon Date: 1913 1. a type of construction (as of a fuselage) in which the outer skin carries all or a major part of the stresses 2. a type of vehicle… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• monocoque — [ mɒnə(ʊ)kɒk] noun an aircraft or vehicle structure in which the chassis is integral with the body. Origin earlu 20th cent.: from Fr., from mono single + coque shell …   English new terms dictionary

• monocoque — /ˈmɒnoʊkɒk/ (say monohkok) noun 1. a form of aeroplane fuselage or motor vehicle body design in which the body and chassis frame are constructed from a number of pressed or fabricated panels, usually metal, to form a box like structure of great… …  

• monocoque — n. Aeron. an aircraft or vehicle structure in which the chassis is integral with the body. Etymology: F (as MONO , coque shell) …   Useful english dictionary

• Deperdussin Monocoque — Monocoque An early Derperdussin Monocoque racer and four of its pilots. From left to right: Guillaume Busson, René Vidart, Jules Védrines and Maurice Prevost Rol …   Wikipedia

• Fuselage — of a Boeing 737 shown in brown The fuselage (pronounced /ˈfjuːzəlɑːʒ/; 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… …   Wikipedia