BF 109F Oil coolers

[silence]

I seem to remember reading "somewhere" that the F-4 had a deeper oil cooler than the F-2. Is this correct?

Also, if so was the oil cooler for the F-4 the same as that for the G's? Would this All parts for the Bf 109 1/32nd : Bf 109 F,G, series corrected oil cooler be correct for an F-4?

 

[davebender]

More engine power = more engine heat which must be dissipated by radiators and oil cooler. I don't have details of Me-109 series cooling system but it must have gotten larger over time.

 

[tengu1979]

Well on my profiles in the BF-109 Monography F-4 looks almost exactly the same as G-2. But I really would not recommend having it as the source as it is late 80s book.

 

[Aozora]

According to Prien and Rodeike the enlarged oil cooler, possibly the Fo 870 (also used on the G-1 to G-4 series), was first fitted to F-4/Zs which were also fitted with GM-1; the F-4 Trop also used the enlarged oil cooler. So, yes the Eagle Parts #24 would be usable, depending on the aircraft you are building.

Also note that most F-4/Zs and Trops used a VDM 9-12087A propeller, which had wider blades than the VDM 9-12010A fitted to most F-2s and some F-4s.