nacelle
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Vestas currently operates two factories in Poland, an onshore blade plant that it recently acquired, and an offshore nacelle assembly facility.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2025
As the San Diego-bound flight lifted off from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, the covers on both sides of the left engine pod — called a nacelle — came loose.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 23, 2022
The nacelle capacity is expected to reach 100 per year, enough for 50 planes, the reports said, though no target date was stated.
From Reuters ● Sep. 27, 2021
Enclosed in the nacelle would be a gearbox, generator and the other parts needed to convert rotation into electricity.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 31, 2015
Rrisa viewed them with scorn, as he went down in the nacelle with a dozen of the crew.
From The Flying Legion by George Allan England
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