Center_Mid
Well-Known Member
Why do aircraft with fuselage-mounted engines typically have longer, more slender nacelles, while wing-mounted engine nacelles usually look more short 'n squat (MD80, Fokker 100, 727, etc. versus newer 737, 757, 767, Airbus, etc.)? The old 737-200 had longer nacelles, but they were ditched with the -300 on up. The CRJ looks like an exception.
Why don't they all use slender nacelles? Or fatter nacelles? Are fatter nacelles better for bypass air on a turbofan? Is there some basic design principle I'm overlooking?
Why don't they all use slender nacelles? Or fatter nacelles? Are fatter nacelles better for bypass air on a turbofan? Is there some basic design principle I'm overlooking?