Originally Posted by
cavuman1
I have always been curious about the extreme length of Viscount's nacelles, which housed Rolls-Royce Dart turboprop donks. Was this design element simply a function of weight and balance (CG) considerations, or were their other reasons in play?
Just thinking out loud here, but I wonder if the nacelle length wasn't also influenced by the total length of the engine plus exhaust. Being one of the first turboprop airliners, the designers may have wanted to keep all the hot bits in front of a firewall.