Cowl Flaps..

[hewitsd]

[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON Jun-24-03 AT 01:58PM (EDT)[/font][p]Anyone noticed if the cowl flaps are animated on the DC-3 ?

Thanks

Dave

[kolkol]

wat r cowl flaps?


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[hewitsd]

I'm no expert, but aren't they the flaps around the engines of older aircraft for controlling the engine temperature?

[Nels_Anderson]

Yes, they do open and close when commanded. See the comparison:

http://www.flightsim.com/notams03/fs2004ss/flaps.jpg

[Jeff_DCA]

>I'm no expert, but aren't they
>the flaps around the engines
>of older aircraft for controlling
>the engine temperature?

Not just older aircraft, they appear on such aircraft as the Cessna 182/177 etc etc :-)

Cheers,

[hewitsd]

Thanks Nels - I think that's the first model I've seen those actually work on.

It's looking good, not long now !

Dave

[wileyecoyote]

Actually, the MAAM (www.maam.org) version has had moving cowl flaps for quite some time now...

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[tgibson]

Hi,

Greg Pepper's and my DC-6, DC-6B, CV-240, CV-340, CV-440, and new B377 Stratocruiser all feature moving cowl flaps. Many also feature visually feathering props.

Hope this helps,
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