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

Once the tower is securely fastened to the ocean floor, the nacelle, which houses the motor, is placed on top of it, and each of the three turbine blades are attached.

From Scientific American • Oct. 15, 2021

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

The 1913 type had two rectangular tail-planes and better seating arrangements, known affectionately as the "mechanical cow"; the same year came the first "shorthorn," with two tail-planes and a low nacelle.

From The Aeroplane Speaks Fifth Edition by Barber, H. (Horatio)