A cowl system for a nacelle of an aircraft, comprising: a fixed structure; and a cowl pivotally mounted to the fixed structure via a dual axis hinge, the dual axis hinge comprising: a link having a first end and a second end; a first pin configured to pivotally secure the first end of the link to the fixed structure and a second pin configured to pivotally secure the second end of the link to a cowl flange connected to and extending from an inside surface of the cowl; and a first hinge stop connected to the cowl and a second hinge stop connected to the second end of the link, characterised in that: the first hinge stop includes a first face and the second hinge stop includes a second face configured to abut the first face when the cowl assumes a closed position; the manner of contact between the first face and the second face is configured to prevent an upper portion of the cowl from moving or otherwise being displaced in a radial direction with respect to the cowl in response to a load or a force acting in the radial direction on the inside surface of the cowl; and a cowl lock (238, 438) is configured to secure a lower end of the cowl in order to prevent the dual axis hinge from rotating about a first axis in response to the load or the force acting in the radial direction on the inside surface of the cowl. a fixed structure; and a cowl pivotally mounted to the fixed structure via a dual axis hinge, the dual axis hinge comprising: a link having a first end and a second end; a first pin configured to pivotally secure the first end of the link to the fixed structure and a second pin configured to pivotally secure the second end of the link to a cowl flange connected to and extending from an inside surface of the cowl; and a first hinge stop connected to the cowl and a second hinge stop connected to the second end of the link, characterised in that: the first hinge stop includes a first face and the second hinge stop includes a second face configured to abut the first face when the cowl assumes a closed position; the manner of contact between the first face and the second face is configured to prevent an upper portion of the cowl from moving or otherwise being displaced in a radial direction with respect to the cowl in response to a load or a force acting in the radial direction on the inside surface of the cowl; and a cowl lock (238, 438) is configured to secure a lower end of the cowl in order to prevent the dual axis hinge from rotating about a first axis in response to the load or the force acting in the radial direction on the inside surface of the cowl. a link having a first end and a second end; a first pin configured to pivotally secure the first end of the link to the fixed structure and a second pin configured to pivotally secure the second end of the link to a cowl flange connected to and extending from an inside surface of the cowl; and a first hinge stop connected to the cowl and a second hinge stop connected to the second end of the link, the first hinge stop includes a first face and the second hinge stop includes a second face configured to abut the first face when the cowl assumes a closed position; the manner of contact between the first face and the second face is configured to prevent an upper portion of the cowl from moving or otherwise being displaced in a radial direction with respect to the cowl in response to a load or a force acting in the radial direction on the inside surface of the cowl; and a cowl lock (238, 438) is configured to secure a lower end of the cowl in order to prevent the dual axis hinge from rotating about a first axis in response to the load or the force acting in the radial direction on the inside surface of the cowl.