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Can anyone explain the thinking around the alcohol injection system?
by thom 8y ago
Can anyone explain the thinking around the alcohol injection system?
- sokoloff 8y agoIt was misguided. FTA: Timm believed that his alcohol-injection system would prevent the buildup of carbon in the combustion chambers. Kuenzi disagreed but reluctantly installed the system. (It was disconnected for the successful record setting flight.)
- lmm 8y agoWater-methanol injection was used in some early aeroplanes (and even cars) to improve performance, and reduced carbon buildup was a known side effect.