Title | : | How One Decision Ruined British Aircraft Engines |
Duration | : | 27:22 |
Viewed | : | 308,637 |
Published | : | 11-11-2021 |
Source | : | Youtube |
The lack of a fuel injection system in early British aero-engines is often criticised as giving pilots a disadvantage in the air against German Bf 109 fighters. But why did Britian not have a fuel injection engine, when it had developed this technology? - Reading Recommendation Calum E. Douglas, The Secret Horsepower Race - Western Front Fighter Engine Development, Tempest Books: 2020 Available at: Mortons Books - http://www.mortonsbooks.co.uk/product/view/productCode/15057 Amazon US - http://www.amazon.com/Secret-Horsepower-Race-Western-Development/dp/1911658506 Amazon UK - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Secret-Horsepower-Race-Western-Development/dp/1911658506 - Check out my books - Ju 87 - http://stukabook.com STG-44 Assault Platoon - http://sturmzug.com German Panzer Company 1941 - http://www.hdv470-7.com/ - Support - Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/join/MilAvHistory Channel Memberships: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmpahmxWXajV0-tuMMzSzAg/join PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/MilAvHis - Social Media - Twitter: https://twitter.com/MilAvHistory Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/milaviationhistory/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MilitaryAviationHistory/ - Sources - Calum E. Douglas - Timecodes - 00:00 - Intro 00:45 - Calum E. Douglas 01:00 - Fuel Injection 01:31 - What's a carburettor 04:03 - Problems with carburettor 06:37 - Timeline 08:44 - Why did Britain fall behind? 17:46 - The War Starts 20:58 - Temporary fix and RAE carburettor 22:59 - What is direct fuel injection? 26:42 - Recommendation
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