cowling
Streamlined engine cover
A cowling is a removable metal covering over an aircraft engine or other machinery.
The cowling streamlines airflow and provides access for maintenance: The mechanic removed the cowling to inspect the engine.
The term extends to similar protective housings on vehicles or equipment.
Aircraft engine housing
- fuselageAircraft's central structure
- airframeAircraft's structural body
- fairingAerodynamic exterior panel
- nose coneTapered forward section
radial engine · jet engine · turboprop · cockpit · aerodynamics · streamlining · air intake · exhaust
Attached head covering
- bonnetHat secured under chin
- engine coverPanel concealing motor compartment
- fenderProtective wheel housing
- grilleProtective metal grating
body panel · fiberglass · sheet metal · hinged · latched · radiator · intake · ventilation
Dwellings or protective covering
- casingEnclosing cover or frame
- shroudBurial cloth or covering
- enclosureConfined, bordered space
- shellHard outer covering
cover · ventilation · cooling · sheet metal · fiberglass · access panel · maintenance · industrial
Making more aerodynamic or efficient
- aerodynamicsPhysics of air motion
- airflowMovement of atmosphere
- coolingLosing thermal energy
- protectionGuarding against harm
noise reduction · laminar flow · slipstream · efficiency · wind resistance · fairing · sleekness · profile
nacelle
Aircraft engine housing
- fuselageAircraft's central structure
- airframeAircraft's structural body
- fairingAerodynamic exterior panel
nose cone · radial engine · jet engine · turboprop · cockpit · aerodynamics · streamlining · air intake · exhaust · monocoque
hood
Attached head covering
- bonnetHat secured under chin
- engine coverPanel concealing motor compartment
- fenderProtective wheel housing
grille · body panel · fiberglass · sheet metal · hinged · latched · radiator · intake · ventilation · louvered
housing
Dwellings or protective covering
shell · cover · ventilation · cooling · sheet metal · fiberglass · access panel · maintenance · industrial · generator
streamlining
Making more aerodynamic or efficient
- aerodynamicsPhysics of air motion
- airflowMovement of atmosphere
- coolingLosing thermal energy
protection · noise reduction · laminar flow · slipstream · efficiency · wind resistance · fairing · sleekness · profile
- Aeronauticslift, thrust, drag, wing, airfoil
- aircraft partswing, wings, fuselage, aileron, ailerons
- Bobsledbobsled, bobsleigh, sled, brakeman, driver
- model aircraftmodel airplane, model kits, RC helicopter, quadcopter, model aircraft
- RC Aircraft Partsaileron, elevator, rudder, fuselage, wing
- housingscrankcase, gearbox, transfer case, nacelle, control box