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 Posted: Jan 28, 2004 - 06:39 PM
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| What do cowel flaps on old radial engines like the B-17 and P-47 do? I know they are opened at low speed and/or take off but thats about it. My guesses are only that.... but all I can figure is that since it is an air cooled engine and you are going slower, you need more open area for cooling?? Sorry I'm not an engineer. |
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Posted: Jan 28, 2004 - 06:51 PM
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| You answered your own question. Yes, cowl flaps are there for increased cooling at slow speed. It's not just warbirds, most high performance single props have them, for the very same reason. |
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| They regulate the amount of air flow over the radial engine cylinders, kind of analogous to a thermostat on a cooling system. |
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Posted: Jan 28, 2004 - 06:57 PM
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oooh - holeshot!!! H1 beats me at the lights...  |
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Posted: Jan 29, 2004 - 01:56 PM
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| On the P-47 , the system is very simple: the flaps are closed by... wind, whose strength gradually increases with speed and closes the big cowel flaps. Absolute non gold-plated idea, I like it . |
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