Hi Bill,
Chuck showed me a better diagram, and it shows the oil cooler tucked into
the bottom of the coolant radiator. I had not realized that.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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From: "Bill Pearce" <billcpearce@xxxxxxx>
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Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Visitor from the Forties
> The P51 also had a (smaller) oil cooler.
>
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> From: Jim Nichols
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> Chris,
>
> Perhaps you can help me understand why this scoop is referred to as an
> "oil
> cooler" (even the model makers call it that), when it was actually an
> engine
> coolant radiator. See the link to the following diagram:
>
> http://www.enginehistory.org/Allison/V-1710Details/allisonv1710coolingsysteminp51.html
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
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> From: "Chris Barker" <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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>
>> Yes, the Mustang's oil cooler is a very neat design; and I've always
>> wondered if it is that component that makes the beautiful and distinctive
>> howl when the aircraft reaches a certain speed.
>>
>> Chris
>>
>> On 17 Oct 2012, at 16:54, Ian Nichols <ian.a.nichols@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>>> 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.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thought it would be something like that, which is very neat and, if done
>>> right (and it probably is here) could even add a bit of thrust due to
>>> the
>>> heat input along the way - a bit like the famous P-51D oil cooler.
>>
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