Wrathall Mark wrote:

Paul wrote>
As far as I know they would be the first
thermostat controlled cowl flaps in the world. I could be wrong on that.

Mark Wrathall wrote>
I think you are. The Germans were way ahead with automatic engine controls
during the war, with most later fighters running a fully automated injection
system that also took care of cooling configuration.

That figures. The VW bug was designed before WW II so they must have known
about the VW air cooled  engine thermostat :-) 
 
Paul Lamar
 
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