Re: REFLECTOR: oil temp

[Dave Black <asterisk@erols.com>]

Simon Aegerter wrote:

> On the ground, you are right. The plenum prevents convective cooling. In
> flight, the static pressure from the buoyant hot air is probably many
> orders of magnitude smaller than the dynamic pressure from scoops and prop.


Ground operations are my greatest concern with the plenum cooling system. As
best I can tell, the engine is pretty much prevented from cooling at all. May
not be  a problem at a small strip. But what happens when you're #17 to take
off at LAX?


Dave Black
SW RG TopDoor