No WEP for FW 190 A-9

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Originally Posted by JtD

What exactly sets the radiator on the 190 apart from all other radiators on WW2 warbirds?

It doesn't have one, thus should have no parasitic drag effect ?

"Kurt Tank's cowl completely enclosed the engine. Cooling air was admitted through a hole in the front of an oversized propeller spinner; a cone in the middle of the hole was intended to compress the air, allowing the small opening to create sufficient airflow. In theory, the tight-fitting cowling also provided some thrust due to the compression and heating of air as it flowed through the cowling."

It does have a complex oil cooling system that runs around the inside of the forwards cowling housing though.




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