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LAMBLIN RADIATORS. 
The Lamblin types radiator is being used in France on practically all the latest types of airplanes. A great deal of foreign criticism has been directed at this type of radiator on account of the apparent difficulties of manufacture. The difficulty of making repairs, of mounting and of transporting, have also been criticized. 
The primary reason advanced for the use of this type of radiator is the simplicity and ease with which it can be placed in a free air position apart from the fuselage or wings. Most installations have been underneath the fuselage and in the landing gears. However, others have mounted them on the sides of the fuselage and on the bottom wing. This radiator minimizes the parasite head resistance required for cooling the motor. The best installation is the one used on the Nieuport 29, and claims have been advanced that the fine performance and characteristics of this airplane are attributable in no small measure to the low resistance of the Lamblin cooling system. The French Air service has placed orders for two hundred of the Nieuport 29 single seaters with Lamblin radiator installations, which is significant of their faith in the merits and serviceability of this type. 
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