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

[Richard]

Originally Posted by 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.

W.

My god, how could i forget that!
You are totally right.

Btw, i read in an article in Flight Journal magazine that the same thing applied to the Bf 109's (at least to the models with radiators mounted in the wings) as well. It was important to get it airborne "asap" to get proper airflow through the radiator.