nacelles
Streamlined engine enclosures
Nacelles are streamlined housings on an aircraft, typically enclosing engines, fuel, or equipment.
They hang beneath wings or attach to the fuselage, their aerodynamic shape reducing drag: The jet's twin nacelles were mounted under each wing.
The term extends to similar housings on airships, helicopters, and wind turbines.
Machine producing motion
- turbineBlade-driven energy converter
- jetForced fluid stream
- turbofanHigh-bypass aircraft engine
- turbojetTurbine-powered aircraft propulsion
thrust · combustion · intake · exhaust · nozzle · fan · compressor · bypass
Dwellings or protective covering
- casingEnclosing cover or frame
- podSeed case or cetacean group
- shellHard outer covering
- cowlingRemovable engine enclosure
fairing · compartment · streamlined · aerodynamic · protective · enclosed · cover · shroud
Aircraft's central structure
- airframeAircraft's structural body
- wingLimb enabling flight
- podSeed case or cetacean group
- streamlinedMade smooth and efficient
aerodynamics · aviation · pylon · cowling · fairing · turbofan · jet engine · propeller
Blade-driven energy converter
- windmillRotating structure harnessing air
- generatorElectricity-producing machine
- rotorSpinning mechanical assembly
- hubCentral connection point
blade · tower · yaw · pitch · gearbox · renewable · megawatt · offshore
Bend from true form
- starshipFictional interstellar vessel
- EnterpriseNamed vessel or brand
- spacecraftVehicle for outer space
- Star TrekSpacefaring TV franchise
hull · deflector · antimatter · impulse · sublight · pod · engineering · futuristic
engine
Machine producing motion
turbojet · thrust · combustion · intake · exhaust · nozzle · fan · compressor · bypass · afterburner
housing
Dwellings or protective covering
cowling · fairing · compartment · streamlined · aerodynamic · protective · enclosed · cover · shroud · envelope
fuselage
Aircraft's central structure
streamlined · aerodynamics · aviation · pylon · cowling · fairing · turbofan · jet engine · propeller · radome
turbine
Blade-driven energy converter
- windmillRotating structure harnessing air
- generatorElectricity-producing machine
- rotorSpinning mechanical assembly
hub · blade · tower · yaw · pitch · gearbox · renewable · megawatt · offshore · onshore
warp
Bend from true form
- starshipFictional interstellar vessel
- EnterpriseNamed vessel or brand
- spacecraftVehicle for outer space
Star Trek · hull · deflector · antimatter · impulse · sublight · pod · engineering · futuristic · interstellar