One method that has a racing pedigree is true cowl induction. No, not the rearward facing hoodscoops made famous on '60s GM muscle cars, though those operate on the same principle. We're talking ...

An engine cowling on a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-800 fell off on Sunday during takeoff in Denver and struck the wing flap, prompting the Federal Aviation Administration to open an investigation.

Flight 3695 was headed to Houston but returned to the Denver airport around 8:15 a.m. after the crew reported the engine cowling, or cover, fell off. The plane, which had 135 passengers and five ...

The engine cowling "peeled off within the first 10 minutes" of the flight, Lisa C. told ABC News. "We all felt kind of a bump, a jolt, and I looked out the window because I love window seats, and ...