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[Bretoal2]

It would appear that the one at 12 o'clock is an air intake (carb?).
I have no idea of what the pointy thimble thing at 1 o'clock (facing forward).
Other pictures show two pointy thimble things at 1 and 11 o'clock and no 12 o'clock 'scoop' and other photos show all three.
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Some of the early Dutch built ones had Wright Cyclone R-1820 engines.
Some got BMW 132N radials and over 1/2 of the production got BMW Bramo 323R-2 Fafnir radials.
The things at 1 and 11 o'clock could very well be exhaust outlets, keeping then out of the spray.
The different engines may have required different carb intakes?

Thanks.

The presence of a central air intake flanked by two exhausts stacks seems logical, especially as the carburetor inlet had to be kept away from water spray. This assumes an engine with an inverted (downdraught) carburetor, but this wasn't the case for all engine models fitted to this aircraft—the Bramo had an updraught carburetor.

And I also wonder about the absence of exhaust dirt on the cowlings !

 

[MiTasol]

And I also wonder about the absence of exhaust dirt on the cowlings !

That all comes down to the crew or unit the aircraft operated with.

You will not find exhaust stains on the vast majority of show aircraft because the owners are proud of their aircraft and keep it spotless. Long stacks like those make a major difference to how much residue is deposited and if you look at Jeff Hunts photos you will see some warbird operators add a few cm/in to the stacks for this reason.

This clearly shows in post 684 of the thread Random Warbird Photos where you can see that the engine does not have a clean kit fitted so is covered by oil yet is exhaust residue free due to the clamped on exhaust extension.

 

[Viking1066]

Nakajima KI-44s 64th Sentai, Malaysia 1942 DEKI

 

[MIflyer]

FW-190-A-8

 

[MIflyer]

FW-190-A-6

 

[Wurger]

 

[Viking1066]

View taken from USS SARATOGA (CV-3) off Honolulu Hawaii circa 1933. Note diamond head in left background and SARATOGA's flight deck in right foreground HISN

 

[Viking1066]

USS SARATOGA View taken looking towards Honolulu, Hawaii, circa 1933. Note F4B fighters on deck to left HISN

 

[Viking1066]

Nakjima Ki-27bs of 1 Kyoiku Hikotai 1944 KEGO

 

[syscom3]

250lb GP bombs on trolleys are prepared by RAF armourers prior to loading into a Royal Air Force Handley Page Hampden Mark I twin engine medium bomber from No 61 Squadron RAF at a Bomber Command station in England (possibly RAF Hemswell in Lincolnshire) in preparation for a bombing mission over Germany. 8th July 1940.

 

[Wurger]

 

[Gnomey]

Nice shots!

 

[Viking1066]

The light carrier HMS Venerable and the fleet carrier HMS Implacable in Australia (probably Melbourne), 3 March 1946, before going home from the Pacific HERF

 

[Viking1066]

Task Group 58.3 departs Ulithi on 10 February 1945. Seen from USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) are USS Cowpens (CVL-25), left, and USS Essex (CV-9), center NAVS

 

[fannum]

OK, what's this and is it real?

Shows links to Firefly, Miles M.20 and Spitfire, but seems a bit like cut and paste.

 

[GTX]

OK, what's this and is it real?
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Shows links to Firefly, Miles M.20 and Spitfire, but seems a bit like cut and paste.

Blackburn Firebrand Mk.1

 

[buffnut453]

OK, what's this and is it real?
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Shows links to Firefly, Miles M.20 and Spitfire, but seems a bit like cut and paste.

It's a Blackburn Firebrand, designed to meet a truly bizarre requirement for a dual-role fighter and torpedo bomber.

 

[fannum]

It's a Blackburn Firebrand, designed to meet a truly bizarre requirement for a dual-role fighter and torpedo bomber.

Thank you! I was only familiar with the later round cowl Centaurus MkIII, not the few Sabre MkI prototype versions!

 

[syscom3]

Heinkel He-59 forced down at Goodwin Sands on 9 July 1940.

 

[MIflyer]