They look a lot better hanging out on an aircraft wing or nose where they belong, with cooling air flowing freely over their heads and cylinders, and pretty aluminum nacelles and shrouds directing that flow.
Guess you are right. To me, the other radial looks like a circus wagon.
They look a lot better hanging out on an aircraft wing or nose where they belong, with cooling air flowing freely over their heads and cylinders, and pretty aluminum nacelles and shrouds directing that flow.