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To support this new system, engineers mounted a cylindrical hydrogen tank beneath the tail boom and installed specialized cooling nacelles on both sides of the helicopter’s exterior.
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 12 May 2026
As this happens, the engine's power is redirected through a conventional jet nozzle at the rear of the nacelle.
—David Szondy
march 09, New Atlas, 9 Mar. 2026
Safran Nacelles manufactures nacelles for short, medium and long-range commercial aircraft.
—Ian King, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2026
Companies such as Siemens Gamesa and GE manufacture blades, towers and nacelles in U.S. facilities.
—Monica Sanders, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 12 May 2026
As this happens, the engine's power is redirected through a conventional jet nozzle at the rear of the nacelle.
—David Szondy
march 09, New Atlas, 9 Mar. 2026
Safran Nacelles manufactures nacelles for short, medium and long-range commercial aircraft.
—Ian King, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2026
Companies such as Siemens Gamesa and GE manufacture blades, towers and nacelles in U.S. facilities.
—Monica Sanders, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
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“Nacelle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nacelle. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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nacelle
noun
na·celle
nə-ˈsel 
: an enclosed shelter on an aircraft for an engine or sometimes for the crew
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