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Title: Scoops
Post by: agent 009 on April 29, 2005, 09:35:32 PM

Well, lets talk about scoops now. Hurri had a belly scoop which had a back door. Wondered if Mustang team borrowed from the hurri design. Tony had a belly scoop as did Yak 3.

Question 1, was it really more aerodynamically efficient to put it under belly as oppsed to chin?

Mustang scoop was lowered to escape dirty boundary layer. Corsair & Yak had wing root scoops. Which look like best idea of the lot.

Spit scoops look worst. P-40 & Typhoon chin scoops likewise look very unaerodynamic.

Title: Scoops
Post by: bunch on April 30, 2005, 01:12:57 AM

looks can be deceiving

Title: Scoops
Post by: agent 009 on April 30, 2005, 01:16:06 AM

Yes, I wonder if M Jacksons nose is more aerodynamic after redesign.

Title: Scoops
Post by: DiabloTX on April 30, 2005, 05:31:27 AM

Frito-Lay made some awesome scoops.  They were best with chili n cheese.

Title: Scoops
Post by: agent 009 on April 30, 2005, 10:44:14 AM

What does a potato & potaro chips have in common? they're both freetolay.

Title: Re: Scoops
Post by: Sikboy on April 30, 2005, 11:05:20 AM

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Originally posted by agent 009

Mustang scoop was lowered to escape dirty boundary layer. Corsair & Yak had wing root scoops. Which look like best idea of the lot.
 

I think we're talking about two different things on the Yak. The wing root scoops were for the Oil Coolers. I believe that all Yak-1-9 Models (1,3,7 and 9) retained the belly scoop for the radiator.

-Sik

Title: Scoops
Post by: agent 009 on April 30, 2005, 12:01:21 PM

Yep. am discussing both oil & radiator scoops in the thread though.

Title: Scoops
Post by: Sikboy on April 30, 2005, 12:06:13 PM

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Originally posted by agent 009
Yep. am discussing both oil & radiator scoops in the thread though.

Ok, it really doesn't read like that in the first post. It seemed as though you were advocating the use of wing root scoops over the belly scoops.

It was confusing to me.

-Sik

Title: Scoops
Post by: agent 009 on April 30, 2005, 12:08:05 PM

Yah I could have wrote it better I agree. wing root scoops look beter than 109 scoops or Spit underwing scoops.

Title: Scoops
Post by: spitfiremkv on April 30, 2005, 09:33:01 PM

I am looking at my beautiful(huge) 109 E3 model. :)
It has a scoop undder the nose and 2 at but Ithe wing roots.
I don't know what each is for