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

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

Technicians would install a nacelle near the top, where the monument tapers to a pyramidal point.

From Washington Post • Mar. 31, 2015

The motor winches were then started and the cutter hauled up until her gunwales were almost touching the underside of the airship's nacelle.

From The Airship "Golden Hind" by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)