Wrathall Mark wrote:

Tracy wrote:
As far as the P-51 style cooling system goes,  it definitely has potential.
Fact:  the fastest propeller driven planes in the world use it.

Mark Wrote:
Rare Bear? The Tupolev Bear? Sorry, just being pedantic. I know what you
mean. It is a cruel quirk of aviation fate that the fastest intermittant
combustion powered plane would be air cooled - how unnatural. Pauls twin
engined three rotor monster will soon put this right.

Mark Wrathall

Mark,

I have always thought that water cooled airplanes make as much sense
as aircooled submarines.  FWIF.     :-)

Bill
Long EZ builder & pilot
mechanical engineer

 
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