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NACA Cowling #10 Main Content
NASA Center: Langley Research Center
Image # : 1974-L-02730
Date : 09/01/1928

Title

NACA Cowling #10

Full Description

Drag can present a major problem for aircraft and many of Langley's early research was focused upon reducing aircraft drag. One method was to place a cowling or covering over the engine cylinder heads, much like the hood over the engine of a car. By the end of September 1928, tests of cowling #10 in the PRT showed a dramatic reduction in drag.

Keywords

Cowling Propeller Research Tunnel PRT Langley NACA

Subject Category

NACA-LaRC,

Reference Numbers

  • Center: LARC
  • Center Number: 1974-L-02730
  • GRIN DataBase Number: GPN-2000-001387

Source Information

  • Creator/Photographer: NACA
  • Original Source: DIGITAL

Image Information ( Copyright Notification )

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(Pixels)		Height
(Pixels)		Size
(KBytes)
Thumbnail .jpg 90 71 8
Small .jpg 640 507 202
Medium .jpg 1500 1189 949
Large .jpg 3000 2378 3,383

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