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Old 31st March 2012 | 00:09
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shumway76
 
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Thanks for the explanation, that's exactly what my question was about.

I guess piston engines "exterior" surfaces are cooled by air, therefore shock cooling at low power & aircraft high speed is a great possibility. Internally the engine is still cooled by oil.

As for turbine engines, it doesn't actually rely on air cooling, but oil. But can I say that turbine engine doesn't need "exterior" surface cooling like a piston engine cylinder does?
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