Author Topic: carburators and fuel-injection (Read 420 times)

titanic3 · « **on:** January 23, 2007, 09:44:19 AM »

i was watching the military channel when they said that the Allies planes used a carburator and when they would dive suddenly, the engine would stop.

the germans planes used a fuel-injection so that when they dive, the engine wouldn't go out. so how come in AH, Allies planes would dive without the engine being dead?

Bruv119 · « **Reply #1 on:** January 23, 2007, 09:52:52 AM »

they are talking about the earlier models.

Try taking up a spit 1a or hurri 1a and then nose it forward in a negative G fashion.

BaldEagl · « **Reply #2 on:** January 24, 2007, 12:11:40 AM »

ME163 also shuts down under negative G.

Kev367th · « **Reply #3 on:** January 25, 2007, 11:50:29 AM »

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Originally posted by Bruv119
they are talking about the earlier models.

Try taking up a spit 1a or hurri 1a and then nose it forward in a negative G fashion.

Yup.

Was partially fixed initially by the addition of a small metal washer acting as a flow restrictor.
Was not fully cured until the introduction of the Bendix carburretor.

But yes only affects the RAF Spit Ia and Hurri I, and does happen in AH2 with these models.