Recent content by rcbutcher

Thanks for the info nuumann. So I don't need to look at cowl flaps. And the spinner could have been an attempt at streamlining rather than for cooling purposes, correct ? I don't think any aircraft the Hercules were used on were "high performance" - AFAIK their mission was to drone on reliably...

No, I'm not a troll, I'm trying to answer some serious questions about engines on photographs, without the benefit of knowing much about aircraft engines. My philosophy is there are no stupid questions, only stupid answers. The background to my question about the spinner and cooling system is...

Greetings from Sydney Australia, my first post here. I've been organising a whole load of photographs of Bristol Hercules-engined aircraft on Wikimedia Commons. I've noticed that while most show just a small hub, some show a large spinner leaving a small gap between it and the cowling, with...