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Old 11-11-2009 | 06:38 PM
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pe reivers
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Default RE: Engine/cowl cooling question

And how do you suppose the air gets out?
More air blowing into the opening than air extraction!
Only pressure difference will cause airflow. See to it that you create a low pressure air zone in aereas that you want air to flow out. Like airdams and/or louvres, or plain low pressure zones, where the flow curves towards the fuselage.

Now, if you place an airdam halfway that huge cut-out, some serious things will happen. Like it is now, your cooling looks good, but does not work as intended.