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The point C is the centre of the propeller, or, in the case of a "pusher" aeroplane, the centre of the nacelle.
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Nacelle—That part of an aeroplane containing the engine and pilot and passenger, and to which the tail plane is not fixed.
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Then his glances fell upon the aviator just on the point of stepping from the nacelle, or cockpit.
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The Astra-Torres type are also non-rigid, but of trefoil section with a short nacelle.
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The blood from his wound spurted all over the nacelle, obscuring the instruments, and in addition his machine caught fire.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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