Timeline for Structure that holds the twin-engine on an aircraft
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| Jun 12 at 3:40 | comment | added | Pilothead | Nacelle is the correct term for any pod like engine enclosure such as this. A cowling just covers the engine and is usually used when an engine is faired into another structure like the fuselage. I'm not sure "engine nacelle structure" is a thing. A prop engine is usually held in place by an engine mount, a turbofan engine is held in place by a pylon. | |
| Jun 11 at 13:54 | comment | added | sophit | @Adam: This might actually be a good question for english.stackexchange.com As far as I understand it, cowling is the removable part while nacelle is the whole assembly. | |
| Jun 11 at 1:47 | comment | added | Adam | The item shown in red does not support or contain that engine. It is just an outer skin that can be removed for doing maintenance. | |
| Jun 10 at 20:39 | comment | added | sophit | Mmh, cowling seems to be a more generic term used also for cars and bikes. But I'm not a native English speaker so I can't tell for sure the differences between the two terms | |
| Jun 10 at 20:19 | comment | added | Adam | I am not sure that piston aircraft, as shown in the question, have "nacelles". Generally, that term is used for gas turbine engines, such as the Starship, shown in this answer. But, the question showed a piston as an example. | |
| Jun 10 at 17:57 | history | edited | sophit | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jun 10 at 17:12 | history | answered | sophit | CC BY-SA 4.0 |