Why беСхвостый but беЗфюзеляжный?

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Why беСхвостый but беЗфюзеляжный? I thought it should be "c" in the latter case as well because the ф is voiceless.

Видать, летчики боятся фюзеляжного беса :) — Sergey Kalinichenko, Oct 25 '13 at 07:58

score 6 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 22 '13 at 10:50

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I've never met this word in print, but I'm pretty sure it should be бесфюзеляжный, similarly to бесфамильный or бесформенный.

answered Oct 22 '13 at 10:50

Quassnoi

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