Designing a cooling system

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Originally Posted by erco

No doubt you've contacted your local EAA chapter, or even someone at technical, so assuming that, I'll offer that you can't go wrong lavishly copying the P-51 setup. There's never been a bad word about it; if properly done, it's drag-neutral (or nearly so); and it ought to fit nicely on the bottom of the aft fuselage which should keep the plumbing light and simple. See if you can find someone with a P-51 who'll let you have a close look. Or maybe get in touch with the guys building the Thunder Mustang, they ought to know how to build the Mustang cooling system.

Good Luck!

Post some pictures!

I'm a EAA member... Yes the P-51 cooling setup sounds good, and I know of one guy that is building a Long EZ with a 20b that will be using this setup. I'm just looking around to get my hands on additional information (i.e. other planes design).

Regards,