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
The flaw could cause the inlet at the front end of the pod surrounding the engine — known as a nacelle — to overheat and potentially break up.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 25, 2024
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 chums found themselves in a compartment measuring 15 feet in a fore-and-aft direction and 10 feet across the for'ard bulkhead, the width diminishing to the rounded end of the nacelle.
From The Airship "Golden Hind" by Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman
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