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Re: [OM] IMG: Visitor from the Forties

Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Visitor from the Forties
From: "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2012 10:34:37 -0500
Thanks, Ian.

It is hard to see from these images, but there is a circumferential opening 
at the back of the cowling that provides a smooth exit path.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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From: "Ian Nichols" <ian.a.nichols@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2012 5:06 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Visitor from the Forties


> On 16 October 2012 22:58, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> There is a large event starting tomorrow at the Beechcraft Museum, so
>> visitors are arriving.  I found this visitor from the past posing for
>> photos this afternoon.
>>
>> This is a Cessna 195A from 1949, based in Texas.  When it was first
>> offered, it was considered a first class business aircraft.
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Cessna+195A.jpg.html
>>
>> The cowling is interesting, representing one of the NACA (forerunner of
>> NASA) designs for maximizing cooling while minimizing drag.
>
>
> That's rather nice.  All big, round engines should be cowled like that.
> Where does the hot air come back out though?
>
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