In the context of cooling system design what is wrong
with these pictures?

Sorry about the bad focus.

Paul Lamar

Is that little NACA inlet supposed to supply air to the oil cooler?
How does cooling air leave the cowl?  I don't see the opening(s). The
intercooler and the oil cooler are directly above the exhaust and
absorbing heat from it.  The skunkworks ought to tune in to ACRE for
some basic education.  Jerry

Here is how the air gets out around the exhaust pipe openings.

Paul Lamar

Here is another shot showing how the air exits the cowl.

Paul Lamar

The question is,  does this cooling system work?  Apparently it does as
  they are flying and sustaining high performance.    The second
question, why & how does it work?  Seems impossible given my
preconceptions.   Jerry

The jury is still out on the intercooler effectiveness.

Rumor has it the oil cooler, fed by a NACA scoop under the cowl, failed 
to keep the engine oil cool enough, cooked an engine and  so it was replaced 
by this sheet metal kludge.

This is what was left of it after the gear collapsed.


Paul Lamar
 
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