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the streamlined pod that holds an engine and pretends it isn't there
means A streamlined housing on an aircraft or wind turbine that encloses an engine or other machinery.
from From French nacelle, meaning a small boat or skiff, which traces back to Late Latin navicella, the diminutive of navis, 'ship.' So a nacelle is literally a 'little ship'—a fitting image for a pod that cradles an engine and rides through the air.
- french roots
- means little boat, from Latin for small ship
- jet homes
- houses the entire engine on aircraft wings
- wind giants
- wind turbine nacelles can weigh over 300 tons
- drag fighter
- shape obsessively sculpted to slip through air
for instance
boeing 787 dreamliner nacelle — first aircraft with split-scimitar design, reducing fuel burn by 20% since 2011
general electric ge9x nacelle — largest commercial jet engine nacelle at 134 inches diameter, powers boeing 777x