nacelle
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For the aircraft of tomorrow, Safran is also developing an "open fan" engine free of the nacelle or encasing, which traditionally encloses and protects the fan blades.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026
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
Separately, Universal’s engineers are developing a power system inside the plane’s nacelle — the casing around the motor — including a fuel cell that converts the hydrogen to electricity that turns the propellers.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 7, 2023
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
They found the alley-way thick with smoke, for on the well-known principle that "the wind follows the ship" the draught was carrying the fumes within the nacelle in a forward direction.
From The Airship "Golden Hind" by Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman
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