In one exception, a container of red paint was thrown against the polished aluminum fuselage, bounced off and broke on the concrete floor.
The cylindrical aluminum fuselage is divided into 8 sections, each has its own pneumatically opened doors.
Boeing also noted that the plane would have an aluminum fuselage, not one made of advanced composite materials, like the 787.
Boozer had hardly mouthed the words when the aircraft soared into calm air and the sun glittered on the shiny aluminum fuselage and wings.
In its place was a polished aluminum fuselage with red, white and blue stripes along its length.
The SSJ 130NG will have an aluminum fuselage and use composite materials for it's wing which includes the center section, elevator and rudder.
The 2-32 is all-metal, with a semi-monocoque aluminum fuselage and cantilever wings of 57 foot (17.37 m) span.
Consequently, the jetliner's aluminum fuselage had been pressurized that many times to keep the cabin atmosphere close to sea-level pressure so those on board could breathe normally.
In one long room is the polished aluminum fuselage of a Boeing 767.
Steel-nosed bullets punctured the thin aluminum fuselage and wreaked havoc with the engine.