Here is the layout I recall for the Spitfire. this is an effective layout. If your radiator is too tall you could angle it to fit it in the scoop.
That looks like the way to go, if the rad will fit. unfortunatly I didnt think of that when I ordered the $500.00 radiator. I'll have to see if it will fit. I was worried about, and still concerned about, mounting the rad that low and supporting it.
Bob Mears
Supermarine Spitfire
-----Original Message-----
From:
blake.lewis@gmail.com
To:
flyrotary@lancaironline.net
Sent: Thu, 3 May 2007 3:32 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Cooling area drag
If the scoop is big enough to contain the radiator, you could do a Kays and London Wedge. The kind that the police tried treat as a bomb on top of Paul's van when he was testing it. Here is a rough sketch.
Blake
On 5/3/07, bmears9413@aol.com <bmears9413@aol.com> wrote:
Ed,
Give me some pointers on my cooling system before I get started. You surely will save me some mistakes. My air intake will be below and behind my radiator. I imagined just building some deflectors to "s" the air up to the radiator. Aft of the radiator the air will exit out the back half of the air scoop. the radiator will be laying flat, under the motormount. the oil coolers are under each wing...as it should be in s spitfire.
Thanks,
Bob Mears
Supermarine Spitfire