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Originally Posted by JtD
What exactly sets the radiator on the 190 apart from all other radiators on WW2 warbirds?
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It doesn't have one, thus should have no parasitic drag effect ?
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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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