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19 May 2000, 04:08 PM
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Does anyone know what the liquid-cooled engines of WWI a/c were cooled with?
WWII a/c engines used ethylene glycol, if I remember correctly. Did Mercedes and Hisso engines use just water? This is not a burning issue, just curious. Shooter sends
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19 May 2000, 04:26 PM
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ummm. castor oil? I remember reading somewhere that it would occassionally make pilots and observers nauseous and give them diarhea. just based on some snippet I read in "Legend, Memory, and the Great War in the Air"... don't know if it's a great book or not... but it was fun to read!
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19 May 2000, 05:03 PM
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Can not remember who posted about this, but on a forum posting mentioned that all coolent was routinely removed from British aircraft in cold weather.
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19 May 2000, 09:38 PM
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WATER, water was used as a coolant and drained in the winter and heated before putting it in engine.
Castor oil is a lubricant for the total loss oiling systems of rotary engines. It would spray out of the engine in a fine mist wherein the pilot would injest it giving him the runs and upset stomach. Milk and brandy was a popular stomach setteler after a flight. |
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19 May 2000, 09:58 PM
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Hi,
just to confirm what the distinguished Lt Rudder has said and add that the rotaries were "cooled" by approximately 1200rpm, ie, airflow. regards Darryl
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19 May 2000, 11:45 PM
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Thanks for the info, Dwight.
BTW was that "milk and brandy" in combination, or was that an "either-or?" Shooter sends
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