What is this thing on the bottom of the fuselage called? And what is its purpose?
isnt that the dinglebop?
>>54559659
pitot tubes to guage air speed and shit
aren't they usally on the sides though?
>>54559688
kek'd
>>54559659
Air intake for the engine.
Pitot tubes are just that, tubes, about the size of your finger.
>What is this thing on the bottom of the fuselage called?
It's the backdoor.
>And what is its purpose?
For letting botnets in.
>>54559862
Le meme XDDDDDD kekekek
>>54559715
yes, on the wings so the prop isn't screwing with the pressure
>>54559809
yeah, simple air intake
it is called a scoop
Thanks guys!
It is a scoop. For the super charger
>>54559659
for penis insertion
>posting actual technology on /g/
>still a request thread though
>>54559659
air filter my nigga
happy cocaine trips
>>54559659
On some aircraft it is oil cooling
>>54559659
Definitely the flux capacitor.
As others have said, it's the air intake. There's a filter mounted in there, and then tubing routes the air into the carburetor located at the bottom of the engine, see pic
>>54562296
Oil coolers are usually mounted on the firewall. You wouldn't want those exposed directly to the air stream
>>54562465
Then what about the f4u's oil coolers?
>>54559659
Its a hardpoint for mounting a weapon.
