Thread: Essential and Dispensible WW2 aircraft.
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Old October 19th 07, 06:26 PM posted to rec.aviation.military,rec.aviation.military.naval
Peter Skelton
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Default Essential and Dispensible WW2 aircraft.
On Fri, 19 Oct 2007 09:50:00 -0700, (Harry
Andreas) wrote:

In article , Dan Nafe
wrote:

Air cooled engines (in aircraft, not submarines) are lighter and less
complex to operate than liquid cooled engines.

WRT the weight...is that really true?
IME building liquid-cooled and air-cooled systems, the Liquid systems
are often lighter. Of course while glycol weighs more than air, usually
more aluminum is needed in an air-cooled system than in a liquid-cooled one.

I'd thoiught that weight was about the same. Frontal area (less
air resistance) favoured water-cooling but reliability favoured
radials.


Peter Skelton