Oleg Maddox's Room #2 QUESTIONS & REQUESTS TO OLEG ABOUT BOB SOW

[RAF74_Winger]

Strangely enough, with the Spitfire, exactly the opposite is true.

With no airflow through the radiator from the prop, and the gear leg in the way of the radiator inlet, you had quite a rush to get airborne before the engine overheated.

They were also prone to overheating during the landing phase, when the flap impeded the exhaust airflow from the radiator.

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