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40 Deluxe · 02-16-2021, 07:50 PM

[QUOTE=s.e.charles;1986329]i read the oil pan was finned to allow cooling[/QUOTE

Well, that may have been an option for the wealthy pilots of the day, but Bernard Pietenpol designed this plane to be a homebuilt for the average guy during the Great Depression. That tall radiator sitting on top of the cowl in front of the pilot surely could handle all the cooling needed.

02-16-2021, 07:50 PM	#4
40 Deluxe Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: now Kuna, Idaho Posts: 3,779	Re: Model A Aircraft Kit [QUOTE=s.e.charles;1986329]i read the oil pan was finned to allow cooling[/QUOTE Well, that may have been an option for the wealthy pilots of the day, but Bernard Pietenpol designed this plane to be a homebuilt for the average guy during the Great Depression. That tall radiator sitting on top of the cowl in front of the pilot surely could handle all the cooling needed.