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cowl·ing

(kou′lĭng)

A removable metal covering for an engine, especially an aircraft engine.

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cowling

(ˈkaʊlɪŋ)

(Mechanical Engineering) a streamlined metal covering, esp one fitted around an aircraft engine. Also called: cowl Compare fairing

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cowl•ing

(ˈkaʊ lɪŋ)

n.

a streamlined metal housing or removable covering for an aircraft engine.

[1915–20]

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Noun

cowling - protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine; "there are powerful engines under the hoods of new cars"; "the mechanic removed the cowling in order to repair the plane's engine"

cowl, bonnet, hood

aeroplane, airplane, plane - an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets; "the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane"

auto, automobile, car, motorcar, machine - a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work"

hood ornament - an ornament on the front of the hood of a car emblematic of the manufacturer

protective cover, protective covering, protection - a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury; "they had no protection from the fallout"; "wax provided protection for the floors"

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capotta cofano

cowling

[ˈkaʊlɪŋ] N → cubierta f

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cowling

n (Aviat) → Motorhaube f

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"Part number 3 was initially identified from the partial Rolls-Royce stencil as a segment from an aircraft engine cowling. The panel thickness, materials and construction conformed to the applicable drawings for Boeing 777 engine cowlings," ATSB said in its (http://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2014/aair/ae-2014-054/) report.

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Fabrication (for two cowlings) and tooling was about $30,000.

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US-based aerostructures manufacturer Spirit AeroSystems Inc (NYSE: SPR) said that its Spirit AeroSystems (Europe) Ltd and German carrier Lufthansa's Lufthansa Technik AG unit have entered into a multi-year cooperation agreement related to the joint provision of repair overhaul and supply services for the CFM56-7B and GE90-94/-115 (NYSE: GE) thrust reversers and cowlings.

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Take it easy when removing parts like cowlings, pylons or covers.

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Inspection revealed most of the AD rivets were severely corroded because the cowlings are constructed with a hybrid composite laminate.

Wear and tear

No historical idea of this kind can really be defined, and Cowlings central theme can be adequately grasped only from seeing what he did with it, but the basic point is that public doctrine was the space in public thought and discussion that had been occupied by Christian belief until some time in the eighteenth century.

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After finding the nut, both engine intakes had been left upright on the engine cowlings. When we came out to the aircraft, we approached and remained on the port side.

Missing nut drives me nuts

Since late 2001, the Air Force has spent about $1.4 million to purchase three ailerons (wing components that stabilize the aircraft during flight), $7.9 million for 24 cowlings (metal engine coverings), and about $5.9 million for 3 radomes (protective coverings for the radar antennae).

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Cowlings would not say whether the agency was partnering with any other firm on the proposal.

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It wasn't his normal routine, so the instructor could not remember where he had resumed the preflight and whether he had secured all the cowlings.