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Posted for George Braly <gwbraly@gami.com>:
As one observer of the early development of aircraft noted:
Water cooling an aircraft engine makes about as much sense as air cooling a
submarine.
Unkown early Naval Aviator -----Original Message-----
I have been an "engine design hobbyist" for many years, and I have concluded
that for our size aircraft the ideal piston engine configuration is the
inverted direct drive turbocharged liquid-cooled V8. It has the potential
for greater power/weight, more reliability and less noise than existing
engines. I think the Zehrbach approach is close to the "correct" one, but
not quite. I don't see the value in the dry sump or the long propshaft
extension. Also, for lower-powered applications like my ES it looks like a
bit of an overkill.<<<
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