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Re: Question about Erla cowling for late Me 109
Hi D.B.
"Red 7" has the standard G6 (DB605A) cowling (it is not anywhere near the G-10 type). I think you are confusing the size of the oil cooler intake, which is in fact, of the larger type. However, the entire cowling cover is not G-10. What makes a G-10 cowling are the larger chin bulges, which were added to accept the larger coolant lines for the DB605D...it is not the size of the oil cooler intake.
There is nothing on Red 7 that makes the cowling a G-10 type.
When the K-4 had the chin bulges missing, it was because the entire cowling was made larger and streamlined (as opposed to manually adding chin bulges), to compensate for the coolant lines. The difference is so minor, it is not noticeable in photos.
Mike
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