Greater Airliner Nacelle Integration Promises Savings
Credit: Guy Norris/AW&ST
Long gone are the days when the turbofan nacelle was a relatively simple airframer-provided aerodynamic enclosure for the engine and structural support for the bypass duct, accessories and thrust reverser. Now, as designers delve ever deeper to wring out weight, noise, maintenance-cost and fuel-burn...
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