carburettor

Noun

Meaning

mixes air with gasoline vapor prior to explosion

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Hooker 1984, p. 62. However, the Merlin's float controlled carburettor meant that both Spitfires and Hurricanes were unable to pitch nose down into a steep dive. Source: Internet

Fitted with a Bendix-Stromberg anti-g carburettor; Air Ministry 1943, p. 6. intercooler used a separate header tank. Source: Internet

It could also engage in vertical-plane negative-g manoeuvres without the engine cutting out because its DB 601 engine used fuel injection ; this allowed the 109 to dive away from attackers more readily than the carburettor -equipped Merlin. Source: Internet

Thirsk 2006, p. 34. Snowguards were small, oval grids of steel mesh which were fitted in front of the opening of the carburettor air intakes. Source: Internet

Some transverse V-twins use a single carburettor in the middle of the V-angle to feed both cylinders. Source: Internet

The final development, which was fitted to the 100-series Merlins, was an S.U. injection carburettor that injected fuel into the supercharger using a fuel pump driven as a function of crankshaft speed and engine pressures. Source: Internet

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