Air & Space Magazine Early Cowlings At NASA’s Langley Research Center, a cowling is tested in a wind tunnel as a way to reduce drag over aircraft engines. NASA on The Commons October 9, 2015 ShareCopy linkEmailSMSFacebookXRedditLinkedInBlueskyPrintAdd as preferred source You Might Also Like Modeling the Wind February 17, 2016 Does it Lift? October 7, 2016 The Day Nobody Flew November 1, 2006 The First Airliner to Vanish August 22, 2017 Laika’s Tale November 1, 2007 Get the latest stories in your inbox every weekday. Email Powered by Salesforce Marketing Cloud (Privacy Notice / Terms & Conditions)