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Mainline commercial jets

Group company Aircelle has supplied nacelles and thrust reversers for mainline commercial jets (over 100 seats) by Airbus, Boeing and other manufacturers for more than 30 years.

The nacelle is actually a high-tech system combining advanced acoustics and aerodynamics to help protect the engine, manage heat exchanges, reduce noise and brake the airplane.

The A380 nacelle designed by Aircelle is the technology benchmark in this market. New acoustic technologies applied to all components – air inlet, cowls, thrust reverser, nozzle – make this super-jumbo jet as silent as the much smaller Airbus A320 single-aisle jet.

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The A380 is the first operational aircraft in the world to be fitted with an electrical thrust reverser actuation system (ETRAS®), jointly developed by Hispano-Suiza (Safran group) and Honeywell.

A380 Nacelle | ©Thierry Mamberti

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