The WWII fighters were a mix, Chris. The US P-47, Corsair, and the Grumman
navy fighters, the German FW-190, and the Japanese Zero were air-cooled
radials, IIRC. Most of the others were liquid cooled.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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From: "Chris Barker" <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Sunday, November 20, 2011 1:12 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: An Unusual Airplane
>I give up, Bill. Who makes a water-cooled ac engine? :-)
>
> All the old fighter engines were liquid-cooled weren't they?
>
> Chris
>
> On 20 Nov 2011, at 18:02, Bill Pearce wrote:
>
>> Who currently makes a water cooled AC engine?
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Chris Barker
>> Sent: Sunday, November 20, 2011 10:11 AM
>> To: Olympus Camera Discussion
>> Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: An Unusual Airplane
>>
>> Ken
>>
>> As I wrote my post I wondered about that, the G tolerances required for
>> darting about fields.
>>
>> Yes, I can see that C of G is a major consideration, but you would have
>> thought that a tank forward of the wings would be a problem in that
>> respect.
>>
>> But I am sure that someone has thought it all through, a long time ago
>> :-)
>
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