[NSRCA-discussion] slotted spinners

[R. LIPRIE]

It did have a over sized spinner John, that is really what made a kind of 
slow airplane... It had oversized landing gear to.
lol

Matthew Liprie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Konneker" <jlkonn at hotmail.com>
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Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2006 9:50 AM
Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] slotted spinners


>I wish I could find a picture but...
> I believe the prototype of the FW-190 had an oversized spinner that was to
> streamline the cylinders of the radial engine.  It had "vanes" or fan 
> blades
> cut in to it.
> I know I have seen a good head-on in-flight picture of it but couldn't 
> find
> it on the web.
> They soon abandoned the concept because of...overheating.
> JLK
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