----- Original Message -----
From Charles Christ <cfchrist at earthlink.net>
To: <Daniel1312@aol.com>; <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: 25 July 2000 16:26
Subject: Re: bypass tube on head
> not true! a fan in front of a radiator is blocking potential air from
> passing through the core, and in the centre where the motor is located
> causes a "hot spot". if the exact same fan is located behind the core no
> space on core is obstructed and entire core is exposed to incoming air.
> now this is with a fan running.
Aft-facing (rear mounted, downwind of the fuselage) props on aircraft are
more efficient.
Cessna 337 has one of each and performs better if the front engine fails
than the rear one. Of course having BOTH running is preferred......
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