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Dornier solved this with a nice tunnel radiator for the rear engine. Worked beautifully.
I agree if we are talking about late 1944.The Do-335 was a great aircraft, but to be honest the Germans would've benefitted a lot more from a redirection of resources towards a quicker adoptation of jet engines.
Dornier solved this with a nice tunnel radiator for the rear engine. Worked beautifully.
Marcel said:So did Fokker, but they were less satisfied. Do you have any drawings about how this radiator worked? I find this quite interesting.
See below Fokkers designs, old and improved one:
No it didn't, the rear engine suffered overheating problems.
No it didn't, the rear engine suffered overheating problems.
How so?
As has been said the centrifugal compressor engines traded frontal area for less expense and in general lighter weight for the same thrust.
The axial-flow compressor not only had excellent performance, about 78% efficient in "real world" conditions
I'm human, I don't like being attacked, that's normal enough I'd say. There was no reason for red admiral to step in in such a childish manner.
No it didn't, the rear engine suffered overheating problems.
Incorrect, that was an early prototype issue solved rather early in development. The A-0 A-1 had zero issues overheating.
It's worth noting that when installed, the drag from the Me 262 engine nacelles was greater than for the Meteor nacelles despite being a lot smaller diameter.
I would very much like to see you back that up, esp. considering how much faster the Me262 is compared to the Meteor (And you can forget about the wing area fairytale, that has been thuroughly busted)
All available evidence points towards the Jumo 004B being a lot less draggy when installed than the RR Derwent ever was.
"Galland had flown the Do 335, but although he found it a good aircraft, he believed it would require considerable improvement in design before it could be accepted as operational. As a twin engined fighter it lacked the stability required, and usually found, in such aircraft. He attributed this lack of stability to the distance between the two engines. In comparison to a single-engined fighter he stated that it handled 'too heavy'."
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Werner Lerche mentions checking the rear engine coolant temperature but not the front engine coolant temperature. Only one reason to check the rear engine temperature, because it wasn't cooled as good as the front engine.