Nacelle
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A nacelle is a streamlined container for aircraft parts such as engines, fuel or equipment. When attached entirely outside the airframe, it is sometimes called a pod, in which case it is attached with
Engines in nacelles on a Boeing 707
Twin-engine nacelle on a B-52 Stratofortress
Lockheed P-38 Lightning
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The Lockheed P-38 Lightning is an American single-seat, twin-engined fighter aircraft that was used during World War II. Developed for the United States Army Air Corps by the Lockheed Corporation, the
Nacelle
…strut and the engine is known as a podded engine. In some cases—for instance in the typical "Farman" type "pusher" aircraft, or the World War II-era P-38 Lightning or SAAB J21—an aircraft cockpit may also be housed in a nacelle, rather than in a conventional fuselage. Like many aviation terms, the word comes from…
A P-38J Lightning warbird over Chino Airport in 2009
P-38 armament, concentrated in the nose of the aircraft
One of 13 YP-38s constructed
Mechanized P-38 assembly lines in Burbank, California