nacelles

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In many areas of the wings and nacelles, the three brittle titanium 5,000 psi hydraulic lines often run parallel routes in very close proximity to each other.

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  • Big jet nacelles were mounted on short arms at the stern, their whine subdued right now as the ship made a scant fifteen miles per hour through the thinning clouds. —  AnalogSFF,May2007
  • We did some modeling of the inside of one of the engine nacelles, just to show Visual Effects what it would look like. —  Omni: Fall 1995
  • But the secondary hull seemed larger; the nacelles were raked farther forward and lower. —  Diane Duane - Star Trek : The Next Generation - Dark Mirror
  • We figure that since these nacelles are variable geometry wings almost like an F-14 Tomcat, we will be able to say interesting things about why those wings pivot. —  Omni: February 1995
  • Hallmark gets the light effect absolutely right in that the impulse drive lights, warp nacelles, and main deflector dish all light up. —  Epinions Recent Content for Home
 

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