The present invention relates to a nacelle (1) for a jet engine (4) comprising a forward air inlet section (5), a mid-section (6) intended to surround a jet engine fan, and an aft section (9), at least one portion forming the aft section being connected to the mid-section via an at least partially peripheral radial knife-edge (31) capable of engaging by complementarity of shape with a corresponding groove (32) belonging to a portion (6a) of the mid-section, characterized in that the knife-edge comprises at least one reinforcing segment (35, 36) situated in a region for accommodating high loads, said reinforcing segment being made from a material which is stronger than the remainder of the knife-edge and tailored to the loads which are to be borne by said segment in this region.
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