Nacelle

This article is about aircraft nacelles. For wind turbine nacelles, see Nacelle (wind turbine).
Engines in nacelles on a Boeing 707

A nacelle (/nəˈsɛl/ nə-SEL) is a streamlined container for aircraft parts such as engines, fuel or equipment.[1] When attached entirely outside the airframe, it is sometimes called a pod, in which case it is attached with a pylon or strut and the engine is known as a podded engine.[2] In some cases—for instance in the typical "Farman" type "pusher" aircraft, or the World War II-era P-38 Lightning—an aircraft cockpit may also be housed in a nacelle, rather than in a conventional fuselage.

  1. ^ The Cambridge Aerospace Dictionary, Bill Gunston,ISBN 0 511 33833 3
  2. ^ Wragg, David W. (1973). A Dictionary of Aviation (first ed.). Osprey. p. 199. ISBN 9780850451634.